Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€5,515M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$5,968M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€5,9772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$6,4682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart4,2302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart4,5782024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart80.04%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€4,5552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$4,9292024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-1862024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-2012024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.51%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart1,636.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart1,770.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart215.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart232.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart13.79%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart804.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart147.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart9.32%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart72.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart78.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart4.26%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart30.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€1,7622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$1,9062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€2342023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$2542023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€8712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1592023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€782024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$852024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B109/30/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B+09/22/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart522023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123º
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart66.42024Fragile States Index [+]
110º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart115º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$2,070.62024NMW [+]
€2,291.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Markets
0.377901/20/2026Euro / Fijian dollars [+]
0.440001/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.03%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-2.1%August 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
0.25%03/18/2020Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart102º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart17.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart9.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart636,3002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€987.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$1,067.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart19.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€2,867.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$3,100.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart56.62%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-1,879.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-2,101.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-37.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart512024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart85.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart1.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart25.96%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart18.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart28.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart9.26‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.282023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart24.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart928,7842024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart14,0872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart233,8562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart128º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart67.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart762015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart8.772015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart192023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart2.062023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart2.352023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart1,0482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart1,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart88512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart69,04712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart641,19405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart952.8612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart1,555,18205/01/2023Doses 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