Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€29,380M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$31,800M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€2,7782024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$3,0072024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart14,4732022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart15,2532022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart48.19%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€1,4192022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$1,4952022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-1,5782022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-1,6632022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-5.25%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart6,576.12022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart6,930.42022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart222.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart240.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart3.54%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart599.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart648.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart9.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart90.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart97.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart1.29%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart22.25%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€6452022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$6792022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€582023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B207/15/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-B-06/03/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BB+03/13/2008Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart292023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123º
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart78.82024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$195.32024NMW [+]
€176.52024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773º
Markets
5.002501/21/2026Euro / Kinas [+]
4.269901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Money Market
5.00%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart120º2020Doing 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%chart14.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
42.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart66,8002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€11,711.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$12,664.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart41.22%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€5,053.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$5,464.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart17.79%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€6,658.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$9,017.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart23.43%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart232024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart115º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart2.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart0.04%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart24.58‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart53.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart6.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart3.102023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart39.9%2009% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart10,576,5022024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart31,0682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart4,8102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5682022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart135º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart66.132023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart8.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart7132010Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart9.342010Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.642023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart322024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart159.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart4,3992023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart4,7272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,974chart67012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025125,320chart46,86412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart321,19205/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202567.78chart63.3512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart737,69505/01/2023Doses 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