Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€34,287M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$37,100M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€3,2172024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$3,4812024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart16,1402024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart17,4642024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart47.07%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,5142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,6382024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-3832024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-4152024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-1.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart8,799.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart9,521.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,445.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,391.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart13.27%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart783.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart846.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart9.43%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart540.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart584.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart5.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart25.66%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€8262024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$8932024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€1382023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€742023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$552024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B107/18/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB-09/20/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart101º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart78.12024Fragile States Index [+]
75º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart114º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.3%2011Q2Unemployment rate [+]
144K2011Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$465.72024NMW [+]
€421.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart101º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
26.480401/19/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
9.8%December 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
3.00%11/27/2020Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart133º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart9,508December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart1.17December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart17.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart21.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart15.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart844,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€10,526.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$11,382.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart33.14%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€16,112.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$17,422.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart50.73%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-5,586.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-6,148.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-17.59%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
82º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart123º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart4,322.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.39%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart9.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart21.96‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart73.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart4.48‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart62.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart10,659,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart39,1952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart985,0772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6242022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart59º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart72.882023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart3.142015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart3,3472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart31.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart1.082023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart8,3032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart11,7092023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart11,11412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart473,04012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart5,853,68908/11/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart1,042.6912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart17,074,86008/11/2023Doses 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