Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€115,163M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$124,613M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€10,6662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$11,5422024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart67,7062024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart73,2622024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart58.79%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€6,2712024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$6,7852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-3,5552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-3,8472024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart22,417.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart24,256.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart4,200.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart4,542.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart20.87%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022283.1chart2,880.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart3,550.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart15.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023425.3chart827.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023455.6chart894.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%chart3.92%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart19.47%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2,0762024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$2,2472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3922023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$4242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€10chart€2562022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$3132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€15chart€772023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$16chart$842023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba208/01/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB12/19/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB-05/08/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart78º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart60.22024Fragile States Index [+]
124º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart97º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.4%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
286K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$357.32024NMW [+]
€339.62024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart93º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
57.276607/22/2023Euro / Dominican pesos [+]
54.440307/22/2023US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
4.2%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
5.25%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart115º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart12,606December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart2.11December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart161.382015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart13.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart18.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart7,163,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€11,959.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$12,931.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart10.71%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€26,656.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$28,823.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart23.87%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-14,696.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-15,770.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-13.16%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
62º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart742024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart97º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart6,190.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart5.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart15.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart17.93‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart960.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.25‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart19.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart10,797,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart603,7942020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,608,5672020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart82º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart73.722023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart7202015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart7.222015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1,2372023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart10.922023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart2.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart22,1932023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart24,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20251,974chart4,38411/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025125,317chart661,10311/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart6,130,48312/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/202567.78chart406.0411/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart16,431,08912/29/2023Doses 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