Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart4.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€416,888M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$451,096M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€2,4242024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$2,6222024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart167,2822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart181,0082024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart40.13%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€9722024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-15,7822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-17,0772024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.79%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart50,281.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart54,407.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart8,481.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart9,177.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart11.88%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart1,204.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart1,327.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart2.47%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart3,924.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart4,246.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart6.90%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart12.06%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2922024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€492024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$532024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B211/18/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B+07/30/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB-11/25/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart105º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart85.92024Fragile States Index [+]
27º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart106º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.2%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
3,088K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$113.62024NMW [+]
€102.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart111º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
141.902201/18/2026Euro / Taka [+]
122.340001/18/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Money Market
10.00%10/28/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart176º2019Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart3,000December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.03December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart3.972015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart7.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart15.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart135,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€51,593.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$55,787.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart12.36%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€61,835.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$66,862.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart14.81%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-10,242.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-11,074.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-2.45%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
67º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart1,1662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart93º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart13,469.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart1.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart4.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart20.35‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart2,113.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.01‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.162023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart18.7%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart172,019,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart2,115,4082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart7,401,7632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6702022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart99º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart74.672023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart8,8792015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart5.682015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart3,8302018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart2.342018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.712023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart28.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart107,2852023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart106,1572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart29,53112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart2,052,27512/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart142,201,68007/01/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart171.6712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart361,742,56007/01/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 29,124,000
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU