Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart6.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€42,602M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$46,300M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€2,4792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$2,6742024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart11,0332024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart11,9382024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart25.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€6252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$6772024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-1,1392024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-1,2332024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.67%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart7,351.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart7,954.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart855.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart923.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart11.55%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart494.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart536.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart6.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart647.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart704.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart8.79%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart17.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€4172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$4512024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$542023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€282023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B204/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B10/31/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart222023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart106º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart78.62024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart103º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$0.12024NMW [+]
€0.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart92º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,704.500001/16/2026Euro / Riels [+]
4,026.000001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%01/02/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.3%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart144º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart819December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.39December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart10.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart5,453,2312023Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€21,705.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$23,469.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart55.36%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€22,552.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$24,386.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart57.52%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-847.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-916.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-2.16%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
80º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart972024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart71º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart386.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart6.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart20.75‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart333.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.39‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.582023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart17.7%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart17,638,8012024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart79,3412020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,104,8192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6002022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart102º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart70.672023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1,8572015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart12.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2682011Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.822011Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart1.032023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart16,9982023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart13,7842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart3,05612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart139,32612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart14,693,27412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart173.2512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart47,826,64412/31/2023Doses 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