Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€344,787M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$373,078M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,4612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$1,5812024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart241,5992024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart261,4242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart70.07%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,0242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-23,3582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-25,2752024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-6.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart66,845.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart72,330.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart6,078.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart7,297.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart9.76%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart2,494.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart2,695.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart4.68%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart9,197.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart9,952.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart13.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart19.39%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€2832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$3072024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€262023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$282023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$422024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa108/13/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B-07/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BCCC-02/14/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart292023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart110º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart91.72024Fragile States Index [+]
29º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart91º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.5%2021Q2Unemployment rate [+]
4,408K2021Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$131.32024NMW [+]
€118.82024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart125º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
328.237401/23/2026Euro / Pakistani Rupees [+]
279.827301/23/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
8.68%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
17.3%April 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
10.50%12/16/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart136º2019Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart58,562December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.36December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart20.872020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart10.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart17.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart965,4982014Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€26,336.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$28,478.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart8.43%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€46,540.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$50,324.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart14.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-20,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-22,012.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
92º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart2962024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart140º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart19,664.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart1.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart2.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart27.81‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart366.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.47‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart3.612023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart21.9%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart235,950,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart3,276,5802020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart6,328,4002020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart145º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart67.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart3,9142015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart2.002015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart10,7292023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart4.332023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.912023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart662024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart540.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart145,3572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart170,6872023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart30,65612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart1,580,63112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart140,475,87011/14/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart129.9312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart340,974,14011/14/2023Doses 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