Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,942K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€26,195M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$29,614M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€7,9212024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$8,5712024GDP per capita [+]
€6,615M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart8,0812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart8,7442024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart29.53%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€2,3722024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-5152024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-5572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-1.88%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart11,856.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart12,829.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart828.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart896.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart10.18%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart1,532.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart1,656.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart14.42%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart195.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart221.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart1.73%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart43.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€3,4812024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3,7662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€2392023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$2592023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€4812023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$5202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€592024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B308/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B+08/04/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart92º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart71.02024Fragile States Index [+]
39º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart80º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
12.2%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
162K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$352.82024NMW [+]
€320.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Markets
1.955801/17/2026Euro / Convertible mark [+]
1.687801/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.52%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart90º2020Doing Business [+]
-4.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart10,038December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart3.25December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart259.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart17.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€8,218.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$8,896.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart31.38%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€14,650.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$15,857.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart55.93%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-6,431.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-6,961.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-24.55%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.0%May 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart61º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.60‰2012Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart2,009.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart1.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart48.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart7.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart53.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
4.98‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart16.9%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart3,406,5682024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart36,0422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,687,6392020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7792022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart78º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart77.852023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2282015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart6.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart392023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.222023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart6.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart12,8672023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart17,7102023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart16,40712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart404,28912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart846,08001/29/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart4,816.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart1,924,95001/29/2022Doses 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