Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart6.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€30,327M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$32,816M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€1,6252024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$1,7592024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart38,9502024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart42,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart128.43%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€2,0872024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$2,2592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-4,0692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-4,4032024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-13.42%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart10,174.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart11,009.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,749.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,891.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart20.91%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023305.0chart337.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023329.8chart365.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.91%chart3.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024507.3chart475.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024537.8chart514.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.12%chart5.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart33.55%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€5452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$5902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€962023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$1042023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€192023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17chart€252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$19chart$282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa110/10/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-CCC+11/14/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020B
Corruption Index [+]202327chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart114º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart74.22024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart92º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.8%2019Q4Unemployment rate [+]
177K2019Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$95.42023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart128º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart123º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart3,320December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.34December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart45.272015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202414.5%chart19.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart18.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart1,365,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€4,913.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$5,312.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart17.31%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€10,232.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$11,064.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart36.05%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-5,318.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-5,751.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-18.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202461chart952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart85º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart2,237.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart1.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart4.14%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart29.42‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart244.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart5.58‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart3.822023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart37.5%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart18,661,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart274,9292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart693,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.5172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart109º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart68.682023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart9182015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart6.302015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart392015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart0.272015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.652023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461chart362024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20245,529chart7,1602024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,269chart7,6292024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,974chart1,97202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026125,320chart89,43702/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart1,548,66512/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202667.78chart105.6702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart3,182,30812/31/2023Doses 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