Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€115,222Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$124,676Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,413chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,939chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202461,937chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202467,019chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.75%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,415chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,695chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,469chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,590chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,867.5chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,467.0chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,361.2chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,627.4chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.49%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20235,248.5chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,675.2chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.87%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,560.2chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,770.2chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.47%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.07%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,419chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,617chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€245chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$264chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€292chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$316chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€143chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$154chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/13/2025Caa3
S&P Rating [+]08/20/2025B-B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]09/03/2020B-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202334chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201990ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.0chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202482º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024105ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4263K
NMW [+]2024$460.0chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€416.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201776ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/01/20258.54%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020129ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202398,018chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20236.90chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020152.82chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.9%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,107,692chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€28,786.2Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$31,126.5Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.70%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€28,578.2Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$30,901.6Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.51%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€208.0Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$228.3Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20230.19%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201544º
Density [+]202471chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024130ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,848.0chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.48%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.44%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.03‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017828.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.13‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202428.0%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,135,478chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020784,787chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,127,891chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202416ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.39chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,207chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.42chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20238,221chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202345.72chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.51chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024475chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,273.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202329,305chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202334,150chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202536,064chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,081,831chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202314,249,559chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,988.59chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202339,585,084chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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