Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€5,515Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$5,968Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,977chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,468chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20244,230chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20244,578chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202480.04%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,555chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,929chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-186chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-201chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.51%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,636.1chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,770.4chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023215.1chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023232.6chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.79%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023804.8chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023147.1chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.32%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202472.4chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202478.4chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.26%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.95%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,762chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,906chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€234chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$254chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€871chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$159chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€78chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$85chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2024B1
S&P Rating [+]09/22/2021B+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202352chart272023Corruption Index [+]
123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202466.4chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024110º
Innovation Ranking [+]2015115ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$2,070.6chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,291.8
73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Fijian dollars [+]01/19/20260.3784
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/19/20260.4383
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-1.04%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/18/20200.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020102ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202217.9%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20169.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022636,300chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€987.4Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1,067.7Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.50%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,867.3Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,100.5Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202356.62%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,879.9Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,101.2Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-37.12%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202451chart612024Density [+]
137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201785.7chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.56%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.96%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.00‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201728.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.26‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201924.1%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024928,784chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202014,087chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020233,856chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.729chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024128ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202367.32chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201576chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.77chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.06chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.35chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,048chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,150chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025885chart1,97412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202569,047chart125,32012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/2023641,194chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025952.86chart67.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/01/20231,555,182chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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