Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart9.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€31,214M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$34,192M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€8,4492024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$9,1422024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart11,2662024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart12,1912024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart36.10%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€3,0412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$3,2912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-7162024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-7752024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart9,444.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart10,219.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,242.32024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,360.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart12.21%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart657.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart710.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart7.78%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart581.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart637.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart6.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart30.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2,5492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$2,7592024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$3642024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€1732023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€1572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1702024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba203/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB02/25/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart532023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart74º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart69.32024Fragile States Index [+]
54º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart57º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
15.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
243K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$7.42024NMW [+]
€6.72024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Markets
3.131601/20/2026Euro / Lari [+]
2.695701/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
10.4%November 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
6.1%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
8.00%05/22/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart2,804December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.91December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart280.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart24.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart18.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart3,653,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€5,632.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$6,090.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart19.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€14,347.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$15,514.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart50.42%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-8,714.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-9,423.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-30.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
29º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart532024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart100º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,794.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart2.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart23.09%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart10.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart160.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart11.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
6.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart9.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart3,704,5062024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart79,3682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart861,0772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.8142022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart69º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart73.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2072023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart5.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart772019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart2.032019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart3.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart35.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart12,5692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart14,3962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart17,15112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart1,864,38612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart1,276,17310/13/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart4,629.7712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart2,930,67710/13/2022Doses 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