Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart4.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€232,991M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$252,109M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,0012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$1,0842024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart91,6422024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart99,1622024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart39.33%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$4352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-3,6512024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-3,9512024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-1.57%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart28,710.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart31,066.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,437.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,555.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart2.98%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart2,018.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart2,183.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart4.31%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart1,294.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart1,400.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart3.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart12.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€1262024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$1362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€62023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$72023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€62024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$62024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B-11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB-11/11/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart252023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart116º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart96.62024Fragile States Index [+]
64º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart113º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
3,018K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$72.32024NMW [+]
€65.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart114º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,607.339302/13/2026Euro / Nairas [+]
1,354.918102/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
-94.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
27.00%09/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart146º2019Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart5,100December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.05December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart54.232020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart8.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart7.50%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
24.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart528,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€51,032.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$55,181.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart11.33%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€45,711.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$49,427.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart10.14%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€5,321.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$11,943.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart1.18%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
86º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart2472023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart147º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart21,967.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.61%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart0.78%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart32.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart1,143.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart11.74‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart4.482023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart56.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart227,882,9452023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart1,308,5682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,670,4552020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5482022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart125º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart54.462023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart18,0952015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart9.492015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart35,8842023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart15.752023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.582023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart1,4892024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart36,890.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart34,2182023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart42,5092023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,974chart3,15501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,320chart267,22901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart81,297,81011/05/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202667.78chart13.8401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart133,048,02411/05/2023Doses 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