Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€354,057M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$383,109M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€3,3662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$3,6422024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart321,9262024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart348,3422024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart90.93%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€3,0602024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$3,3112024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-25,2002024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-27,2682024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-7.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart81,198.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart87,861.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart8,312.32020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart9,486.62020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart12.26%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart4,823.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart5,223.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart6.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023425.3chart3,169.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023455.6chart3,428.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%chart4.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart22.93%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€7722024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$8352024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€832020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$942020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€15chart€302023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$16chart$332023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa102/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B10/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart93º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart82.82024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart86º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.6%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,128K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$194.22024NMW [+]
€176.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart97º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
55.749412/14/2025Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]
47.484712/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
41.99%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
8.0%January 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
21.00%10/05/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart114º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart69,175December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.82December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
23,7542021Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart68.772020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart14.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart14.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
22.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart11,625,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€38,917.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$42,081.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart10.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€76,934.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$83,188.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart21.13%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-38,017.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-39,042.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-10.44%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart1052023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart105º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart19,982.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart3.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart21.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart400.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.46‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.752023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart33.5%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart105,200,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart543,9372020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart3,610,4612020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7282022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart135º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart71.632023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2,3682015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart2.662015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1,3602017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.312017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart2.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart5372024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart3,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart162,0262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart209,2942023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20251,974chart24,83011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025125,317chart516,02311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart42,337,17605/21/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/202567.78chart236.0311/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart112,673,54005/21/2023Doses 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