Country comparison France vs Cameroon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,912K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€748,969M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,156chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,108chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,357chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,331chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108º
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2025$2,043.3chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/19/20263.52%
Risk Premium [+]01/19/202668
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20261.34%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2024113chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.01chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025168,162chart1,97412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202539,055,656chart125,32012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,450.06chart67.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses administered [+]
France
Cameroon
  • 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