Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart1.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,513K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€501,162M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$542,286M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€50,1772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$54,2942024GDP per capita [+]
€134,966M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart338,9882024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart366,8032024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart67.64%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€33,9392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$36,7242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-41,4072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-44,8052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-8.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart219,482.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart237,492.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart29,574.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart31,158.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart16.07%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart25,997,048,693.42024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart23,718.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart11.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart43,985.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart47,594.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart19.99%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart43.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€21,9752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$23,7782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3,0962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$3,2632022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€2,6782024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$2,5622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€4,4042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$4,7652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa107/07/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-A11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BA+04/23/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart622023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart20º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart51.52024Fragile States Index [+]
79º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart15º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
34K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$1,687.02025NMW [+]
€1,624.92025NMW [+]
$35,4962015Average Wage [+]
€50,7492024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart18º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
3.715601/20/2026Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]
3.166001/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
8.73%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
4.00%01/08/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart35º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart270,433December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart36.50December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart384.262020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart29.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart17.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
50.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart2,675,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€61,863.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$66,892.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart13.03%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€84,420.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$91,283.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart17.79%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-22,557.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-24,391.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-4.75%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
18º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart4532024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart155º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart990.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart21.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart3.89%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart18.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart2,926.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.852023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%
Population [+]202429,124,000chart9,988,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart1,953,5752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart358,6912020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart91º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart83.202023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3582022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart3.702022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1482022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.632022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart4.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart182024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart12.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart63,9642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart74,4042023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart12,70712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart4,841,67712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart6,385,73112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart1,272.2312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart18,852,56412/23/2023Doses 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