Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€45,574Mchart€44,880M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$49,279Mchart$48,541M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€1,606chart€3,6792023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$1,737chart$3,9792023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202219,220chart36,9582023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202220,256chart39,9742023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202245.58%chart82.35%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€689chart€3,0292023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$726chart$3,2762023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-469chart-3,0752023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-494chart-3,3262023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-1.11%chart-6.85%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20227,202.9chart15,943.12023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20227,591.0chart17,243.72023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,104.0chart2,936.12016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,161.0chart3,249.12016Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202313.08%chart22.67%2015Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022283.1chart1,736.32022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022298.1chart1,824.42022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20223.94%chart11.21%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023425.4chart1,058.22023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023459.9chart1,144.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%chart7.05%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202217.08%chart35.52%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€258chart€1,3072023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$272chart$1,4132023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€40chart€2572016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$42chart$2852016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€10chart€1432022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$11chart$1512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€15chart€872023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$16chart$942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa102/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/22/2024B-NR12/18/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/22/2020BCCC+12/01/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202327chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019123ºchart87º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.3chart67.22024Fragile States Index [+]
15º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024123ºchart81º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
16.1%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
657K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$69.0chart$160.32024NMW [+]
€145.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201773ºchart115º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
3.360203/19/2025Euro / Tunisian dinars [+]
3.083703/19/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
9.35%03/21/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.6%February 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.00%01/02/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020167ºchart78º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,529chart34,387December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.12chart4.13December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201514.89chart128.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart33.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202019.25%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,081,000chart6,441,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,556.6Mchart€18,482.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,927.1Mchart$19,985.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.00%chart41.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,505.4Mchart€23,568.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,115.5Mchart$25,484.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.47%chart52.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,948.7Mchart€-5,085.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,600.0Mchart$-5,499.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-11.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202360chart752023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024137ºchart74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017278.0chart1,903.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.18%chart0.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.66%chart7.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202234.35‰chart15.60‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,780.6chart71.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20228.23‰chart7.60‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20224.38chart2.062022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201437.5%chart16.6%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202328,372,687chart12,200,4312023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020579,209chart60,1452020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020441,015chart902,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.587chart0.7322022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202497ºchart115º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202260.96chart74.262022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,787chart6142015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201511.96chart5.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20201,202chart5622020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20204.59chart4.692020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.38chart2.572023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202364chart312023Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021200.0chart425.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,161chart19,1532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,339chart21,2862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20241,974chart29,42308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024125,246chart1,153,36108/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/15/20233,197,286chart6,401,84106/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202469.57chart2,411.6408/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/15/20234,880,572chart13,253,31706/20/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Yaoundé
  • Population: 28,372,687
  • Surface Area: 475,440 km2
  • Currency: Central African CFA francs
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, ECCAS, IMF, UN, AU