Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BRD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Markets
104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
12.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart10,94712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart1,239,90412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart1,885.4812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses 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