Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q38,049K
Annual GDP [+]2024€320,787Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$347,083Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,440chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,735chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€87,814M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024138,514chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024150,404chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.30%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,697chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,787chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-6,508chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,918chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.00%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024137,483.2chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024148,361.9chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,348.4chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202212,987.6chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.01%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,075,940,095.1chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202324,392.3chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.18%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,148.9chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,652.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.32%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.90%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,602chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,599chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,148chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,199chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,117chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,253chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€564chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$608chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/18/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]08/24/2011AA-B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202357chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201932ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202437.7chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024103º
Innovation Ranking [+]202430ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3158K
NMW [+]2026$1,085.7chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€924.0
Average Wage [+]2024$23,687
Average Wage [+]2024€21,885
Human Capital Ranking [+]201722ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Czech Koruna [+]02/11/202624.2450
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/202620.3750
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20263.04%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.1%
HICP [+]December 20251.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/09/20253.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202041ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024442,834chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202220.24chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,404,501
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021676.15chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.9%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201521.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202227.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20213,768,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€243,151.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$263,182.8Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202475.80%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€215,475.1Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$233,225.9Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.17%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€27,676.8Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$29,956.8Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.63%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201522º
Density [+]2024138chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202412ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,657.9chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20205.15%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20209.78%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,130.8chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.30‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.36chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]20249.5%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,909,500chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020540,921chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,026,108chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.895chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024104ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202480.30chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,598chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202414.65chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202383chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.77chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.52chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202360,407chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202372,603chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202643,915chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,884,130chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/31/20246,895,763chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20264,025.39chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/31/202419,047,108chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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