Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€12,356M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$13,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€4,1332024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$4,4722024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart7,7012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart8,3292023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart67.16%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€2,6302023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,8452023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-3612023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-3902023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-3.14%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart4,243.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart4,589.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,122.52024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,214.62024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart24.58%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart636.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart688.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart14.99%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart337.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart365.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart7.13%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart37.01%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€1,4492023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$1,5672023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€3752024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€2152023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$2322023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€1132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$1222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B104/05/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BBB-06/24/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart492023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart94º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
17º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart102º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart99º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.087801/19/2026Euro / Namibian dollars [+]
16.406201/19/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.80%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Money Market
6.50%10/15/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart104º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart19.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart15.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
37.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart461,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€5,075.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$5,488.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart44.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€6,694.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$7,239.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart58.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-1,619.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-1,160.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-14.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart62º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart43.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart4.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart1.78%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart25.89‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart8.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.17‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart17.4%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart3,030,1312024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart109,3912020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart47,7702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.6102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart67.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1882015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart8.032015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart3152021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart11.212021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart1.532023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart3,8912023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart1,8902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart4,11012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart172,55712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart550,97811/12/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart1,356.3812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart1,005,93711/12/2023Doses 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