Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€110,260M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$119,307M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€2,1022024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$2,2752024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart74,2472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart80,3392024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart67.34%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,3162024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,4242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-6,3612024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-6,8832024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-5.77%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart25,649.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart27,754.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart4,435.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart4,799.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart28.54%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart1,953.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart2,111.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart8.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart1,102.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart1,192.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart23.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€4552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$4922024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$922024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B08/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB12/14/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart95º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart86.52024Fragile States Index [+]
21º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart96º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$102.52024NMW [+]
€92.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart78º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
172.216801/04/2024Euro / Kenyan shilling [+]
157.391201/04/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
5.7%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
9.00%12/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart56º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart2,307December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart31.902015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart16.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart16.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart1,930,6482018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€6,650.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$7,190.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart6.65%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€17,187.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$18,585.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart17.18%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-10,537.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-11,398.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-10.53%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart122º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,969.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart2.01%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart1.03%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart27.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart356.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart7.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart39.8%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart56,432,9442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart1,050,1472020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart535,3482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart75º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart63.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3,0042015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart6.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2,6432022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart4.872022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart10,0022023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart12,7892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart5,68912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart344,14012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart11,090,44004/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart100.8112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart23,750,43204/02/2023Doses 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