Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€49,376M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$53,428M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€4,3372024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$4,6932024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart44,5512024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart48,2062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart90.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€3,8562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$4,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-3,6192024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-3,9152024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-7.33%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart16,315.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart17,654.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,662.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,798.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart11.72%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart1.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart1,761.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart10.50%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart2,370.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart2,564.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart14.35%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart33.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€1,4122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$1,5282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€1472023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1592023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€02023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1542023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€2082024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$2252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba305/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB-09/06/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB-05/08/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart70º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart74.32024Fragile States Index [+]
125º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart73º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
17.6%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
583K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$366.22024NMW [+]
€0.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart86º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
824.960001/15/2026Euro / Jordanian dinar [+]
709.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.98%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.3%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
-0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
5.75%12/14/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart75º2020Doing Business [+]
1.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart14,000December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart2.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart119.022015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart16.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart4,276,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€11,643.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$12,589.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart24.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€23,783.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$25,717.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart50.28%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-12,140.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-12,707.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-25.67%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
85º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart1292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart67º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart4,418.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart31.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart7.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart20.61‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart2,856.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart3.05‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.642023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart15.7%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart11,552,8762024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart3,457,6912020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart814,9092020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7362022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart123º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart77.812023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2442015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart2.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1132023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.992023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart2.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart1.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart20,3102023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart22,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart14,12212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart1,746,99712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart4,558,31308/21/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart1,222.3812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart10,057,97508/21/2022Doses 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