Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
6,168K2019Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€1,145,787M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$1,239,805M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€32,4582024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$35,1222024GDP per capita [+]
€185,443M2019Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart299,6572024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart324,2452024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart26.15%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€8,4892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$9,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-28,5112024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-30,8502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-2.49%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart338,792.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart366,591.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart57,625.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart62,326.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart14.82%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart43,666.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart47,216.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart13.69%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart83,620.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart90,482.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart22.31%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart29.57%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€9,5982024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$10,3852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€1,7102023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1,8492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€1,3132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$1,4192023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€2,3692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$2,5632024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa311/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-A+03/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BA+04/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart522023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart36º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart63.22024Fragile States Index [+]
130º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart47º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.7%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
699K2016Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$1,066.72024NMW [+]
€971.22024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart82º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4.359001/15/2026Euro / Saudi riyals [+]
3.750001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.12%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.1%July 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart63º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart645,723December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart22.51December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart221.362015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart15.00%07/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart16,638,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€295,957.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$320,018.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart26.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€191,380.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$206,939.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart16.99%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€104,576.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$111,227.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart9.28%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart162024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart102º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart286.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart42.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart0.95%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart16.42‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart46,724.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart2.34‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart2.282023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%
Population [+]202429,124,000chart35,300,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart13,454,8422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart299,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.8752022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart126º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart78.732023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart1,0572015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart3.552015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart2852019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.942019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart17.152023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart9,2322024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart258,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart383,5122023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart421,7862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,974chart9,64612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025125,320chart841,46912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart25,433,94004/25/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202567.78chart273.2612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart68,534,63004/25/2023Doses 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