Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.1%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,601K
Annual GDP [+]2024€39,848Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$43,130Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€28,990chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,419chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€10,414M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20249,353chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202410,092chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.50%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€6,827chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$7,367chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-689chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-650chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.70%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,516.6chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202418,805.8chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,890.3chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,998.4chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.03%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,371,348,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20242,566,699,648.2chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.96%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,344.5chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,455.2chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.51%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.00%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,786chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,727chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,420chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,477chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,725chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,867chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€978chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,060chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/08/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024A+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202376chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201931ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202436.5chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202448º
Innovation Ranking [+]202416ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q354K
NMW [+]2026$1,041.1chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€886.0
Average Wage [+]2024$25,902
Average Wage [+]2024€23,930
Human Capital Ranking [+]201712ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20260.86%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20254.1%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202018ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202449,195chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202219.59chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021729.37chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/200920.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20228.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,166,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€17,365.7Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$18,796.3Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202443.58%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€20,749.9Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$22,459.3Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202452.07%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,384.3Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,663.0Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.49%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201523º
Density [+]202430chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202424ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017559.3chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202014.98%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.54%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.10‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017201.5chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.50‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.18chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202519.4%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,369,995chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020199,277chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020206,631chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.899chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202429ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202479.60chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023197chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.33chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.54chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.87chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,606chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,465chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20263,204chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026616,631chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/12/2024862,748chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,338.69chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/12/20242,171,623chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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