Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€50,269Mchart€91,459M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,297Mchart$98,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,726chart€3,9972024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,868chart$4,3252024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,530chart92,2282024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,297chart99,7952024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202442.83%chart100.84%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€739chart€4,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$800chart$4,5292024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-744chart-5,1562024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-806chart-5,5802024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.48%chart-5.64%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,405.6chart17,670.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,095.3chart19,120.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,293.8chart1,414.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,385.9chart1,530.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart7.22%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022283.1chart1,271.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022298.1chart1,338.52022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20223.94%chart9.49%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023425.3chart1,269.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023455.6chart1,373.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%chart7.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.72%chart19.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€289chart€8022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$312chart$8682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€46chart€632023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$49chart$682023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€10chart€562022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$11chart$592022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€15chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$16chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa112/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-CCC+09/19/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BRD05/19/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart342023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart84º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart88.22024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart89º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
398K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$54.12024NMW [+]
€83.92024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart70º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
208.487901/14/2019Euro / Sri Lankan rupees [+]
304.400010/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
44.97%11/06/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart99º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart8,100December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart0.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.24chart70.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart7.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart8.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
24.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart720,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€11,015.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$11,910.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart14.23%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€15,547.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$16,811.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart20.08%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-4,532.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-4,900.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-5.85%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
46º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202461chart3362023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart100º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart7,189.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.21%chart0.18%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.68%chart8.94%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.74‰chart11.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart1,278.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.15‰chart8.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.972023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.7%chart14.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202429,124,000chart22,037,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart40,2542020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart1,960,0252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7802022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart122º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.70chart77.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart7,3192015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.24chart34.902015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20221,868chart7422019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20226.76chart3.312019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart0.972023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202461
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart15,7632023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart17,2202023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20251,974chart16,90709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025125,317chart672,81209/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart14,752,82710/30/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/202567.78chart767.2109/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart40,116,59010/30/2022Doses 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