Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,414K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€4,328,970M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$4,685,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€51,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$56,0872024GDP per capita [+]
€1,121,083M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BAAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.8%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$2,450.42025NMW [+]
€2,161.02025NMW [+]
$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.89%01/21/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
0.29%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
1.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart15.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart292024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart174,97912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart38,437,93812/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart2,093.6212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses 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