Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€390,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$422,227M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€11,6622024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$12,6192024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart273,4762024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart295,9162024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart70.08%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€8,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$8,8442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-15,4122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-16,6762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.95%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart93,106.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart100,745.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart12,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart14,048.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart14.10%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart7,318.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart7,913.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart7.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart3,853.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart4,169.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart4.52%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart23.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2,7832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3932023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$4252023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€2082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$2252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€1152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A301/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-A-06/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBBB+12/04/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart27º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart53.12024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart33º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.4%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
513K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$326.82024NMW [+]
€295.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart33º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4.519803/13/2026Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]
3.931003/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.30%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Money Market
2.75%07/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart12º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart604,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart20.06December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
774,6002023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart547.012020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart13.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart10.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart10,071,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€289,309.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$312,830.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart78.24%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€245,768.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$265,749.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart66.46%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€43,540.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$47,090.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart11.77%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart1012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart10º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,634.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart10.71%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart5.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart12.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart6,187.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart5.8%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart33,460,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart3,476,5602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,860,0372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.8072022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart114º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart76.662023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1,7522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart5.622015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.732023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart8.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart4772024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart3,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart180,8262024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart195,3182024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20261,974chart37,35102/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026125,320chart5,329,83602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart27,551,14408/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/202667.78chart1,116.2902/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart72,657,28808/14/2024Doses 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