Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,9272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,0852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€3002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BCCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$77.82024NMW [+]
€70.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
24,966.500003/06/2026Euro / Kip [+]
21,431.500003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.71%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
6.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.00%02/24/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart11.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart7,664,9932023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart12,4162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart52,3062024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart67102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart219,06002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart87.5402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses 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