Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€104,607M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$113,190M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€5,6832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$6,1492024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart27,5342024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart29,7942024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart26.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,5192024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,6442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-1,0052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-1,0872024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-0.96%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart13,993.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart15,141.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart2,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart3,244.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart17.27%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart2,353.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart2,544.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart17.75%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart384.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart416.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart2.72%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart13.38%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€7722024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$8352024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€1652023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1792023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€1302023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba107/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB+05/23/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB02/16/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart98º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart74.92024Fragile States Index [+]
59º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart122º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.2%2021Q4Unemployment rate [+]
161K2021Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$427.12024NMW [+]
€386.52024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart100º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7.662902/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
3.2%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
5.00%04/27/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart96º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart13,407December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart116.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart14.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
7.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart1,494,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€13,131.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$14,198.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart13.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€28,038.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$30,317.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart29.06%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-14,907.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-16,119.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-15.45%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
59º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart1662023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart117º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart8,539.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart7.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart20.81‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart181.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart4.83‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.312023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart56.0%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart18,125,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart84,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,368,4312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart93º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart72.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart4012015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart2.512015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart4,2352023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart23.372023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart1.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart62024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart86.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart12,2222023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart13,4692023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,974chart20,20501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,320chart1,255,21201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart7,130,89512/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202667.78chart1,114.7601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart20,383,47612/29/2023Doses 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