Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.4%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€354,057Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$383,109Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,366chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,642chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024321,926chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024348,342chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202490.93%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,060chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,311chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-25,200chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-27,268chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.12%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,198.9chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202487,861.7chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20208,312.3chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20209,486.6chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202012.26%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,823.4chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,223.4chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.93%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,169.9chart425.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,428.5chart455.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.15%chart5.63%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.93%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€83chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$94chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€42chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$46chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€30chart€152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$33chart$162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/19/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2025BB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023BB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202335chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201993ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202482.8chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202486ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q46.6%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,128K
NMW [+]2024$194.2chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€176.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201797ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]12/11/202555.6764
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/11/202547.5339
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/202541.93%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20228.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/05/202521.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020114ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202369,175chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.82chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202123,754
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202068.77chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.2%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201714.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202211,625,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,917.1Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$42,081.0Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.69%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€76,934.2Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$83,188.9Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202321.13%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-38,017.1Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-39,042.2Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.44%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023105chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024105ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,982.7chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.59%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.00‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017400.2chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.75chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202133.5%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023105,200,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020543,937chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,610,461chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.728chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024135ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.63chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,368chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.66chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20171,360chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.31chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.31chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024537chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,300.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023162,026chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023209,294chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/202524,830chart1,97411/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/2025516,023chart125,31711/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/21/202342,337,176chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/2025236.03chart67.7811/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/21/2023112,673,540chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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