Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart6.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€10,078M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$10,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,9502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$2,1102024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart4,6722023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart5,0532023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart47.12%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€9302023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,0062023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-2432023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-2632023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.45%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart2,457.82023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart2,658.32023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart467.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart502.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart32.04%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart146.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart158.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart5.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart217.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart235.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart9.62%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart24.79%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€4892023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$5292023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€1062023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1142023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€292023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€422024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart302023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart134º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart87.02024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart126º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$1,139.82024NMW [+]
€1,057.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart129º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
41.150001/02/2025Euro / Ouguiya [+]
39.830001/02/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
12.2%November 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.00%12/21/2022Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart152º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart10.342015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%
40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart30,0002000Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€3,691.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$3,992.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart37.23%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€4,828.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$5,220.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart48.70%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-1,136.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-1,225.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-11.46%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart52024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart95º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart3.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart2.83%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart34.42‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart243.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart4.702023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart31.8%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart5,169,3952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart182,2862020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart130,2262020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart146º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart68.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart2402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart6.042015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart462020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart20.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart1,7002023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart1,6422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart99712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart63,89112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart1,540,59711/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart192.8712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart4,075,87411/19/2023Doses 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