Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€148,427M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$160,606M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€3,9722024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$4,2982024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart100,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart108,7852024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart67.73%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€2,6902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,9112024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-5,8222024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-6,2992024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.92%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart49,048.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart53,072.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart8,130.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart8,794.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart23.28%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart4,578.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart4,951.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart10.61%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart5,218.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart5,646.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart10.67%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart33.05%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€1,3132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$1,4202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€2202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$2382023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€1212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€1402024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba109/27/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-BB+03/29/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB+10/23/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart382023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart75º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart68.82024Fragile States Index [+]
92º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart66º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.6%2016Q3Unemployment rate [+]
1,142K2016Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$315.42024NMW [+]
€285.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart118º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.809403/13/2026Euro / Moroccan dirhams [+]
9.429303/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-8.77%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-0.8%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
2.25%03/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart53º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart145,218December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart4.36December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
535,8252023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart114.602020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart30.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart20.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
38.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart10,869,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€38,510.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$41,641.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart28.52%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€63,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$68,632.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart47.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-24,960.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-26,990.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-18.48%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
84º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart842024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart79º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart7,467.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart9.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart16.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart102.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.64‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.232023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart3.9%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart37,370,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart102,3582020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart3,262,2222020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6982022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart137º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart75.312023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1,6442015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart4.822015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart6352024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart1.712023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart1.822023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart02024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart0.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart36,9012024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart42,2962024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart16,30502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart1,279,11502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart23,521,98805/14/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart436.3102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart55,389,60005/14/2023Doses 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