Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,261K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€2,073,496M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$2,270,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€50,3962024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$54,5312024GDP per capita [+]
€505,905M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart2,307,8462024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart2,497,2172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart111.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€55,9312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$60,5212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-41,7602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-45,1872024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.01%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart927,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart1,003,249.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart91,139.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart99,629.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart11.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart164,385,972,701.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart177,921.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart17.76%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart27,225.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart29,806.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart3.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart44.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€22,4702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$24,3142024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€2,2802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$2,4662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€3,9812024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$4,4772024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€6622024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$7162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-AAA07/29/2002S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BAA+06/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart762023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart14º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
53º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart14º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
1,547K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$1,994.52025NMW [+]
€1,921.42025NMW [+]
$39,7922015Average Wage [+]
€56,0822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart14º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.611802/06/2026Euro / Canadian dollars [+]
1.367602/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.41%02/07/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
5602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
0.42%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.25%10/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart23º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart247,205December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart46.50December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,553,0262023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart704.422020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart34.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart5.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart12,824,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€526,161.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$568,938.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart26.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€527,590.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$570,484.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart26.26%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-1,429.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-1,161.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-0.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
7.3%December 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart42025Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart11º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,340.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart21.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart3.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart8.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart24,559.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart8.10‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%
Population [+]202429,124,000chart41,651,6532025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart8,049,3232020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,292,3292020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.9352022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart36º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart81.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3,5892022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart9.202022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart7782023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart14.912023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart4,7762024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart170,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart549,8362023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart609,3272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20261,974chart55,28201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026125,320chart4,819,05501/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart31,762,13002/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/202667.78chart1,327.2501/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart102,877,16007/24/2024Doses 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