Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€21,991M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$23,795M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€6,2032024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$6,7122024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart9,6882024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart10,4832024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart44.06%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€2,7332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,9572024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart3072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart3322024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart1.39%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart8,246.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart8,923.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,146.22024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,229.42024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart13.78%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart513.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart554.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart8.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart163.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart176.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart2.01%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart37.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2,3262024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$2,5172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3232024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$3502024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€1502023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€462024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B110/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB-10/30/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB07/04/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart332023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart102º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart50.72024Fragile States Index [+]
67º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart67º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
71K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$193.52024NMW [+]
€174.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart51º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,080.220003/14/2026Euro / Tugrik [+]
3,566.310003/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.96%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
6.5%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
12.00%03/10/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart81º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart2,970December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart1.15December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart24.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart10.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart286,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€14,045.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$15,186.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart74.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€8,554.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$9,250.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart45.55%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€5,490.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$5,932.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart29.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
72º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart22024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart45º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart269.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart2.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart19.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart66.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.702023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart27.1%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart3,545,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart21,3452020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart82,0982020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7412022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart85º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart72.122023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart8362015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart27.352015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart1962024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart5.922023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart8.452023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart142024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart10,2892024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart8,8282024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart2,13602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart1,011,48902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart2,185,28203/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart602.5402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart5,668,14403/17/2023Doses 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