Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,414K
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,328,970Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,685,593Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,830chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,087chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€1,121,083M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,693,780chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,972,835chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.20%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€32,231chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,570chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-115,295chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-124,755chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.70%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,139,717.0chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,315,290.7chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023188,813.7chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023204,158.4chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.26%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024455,619,000,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024493,152,893,220.0chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,900.0chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,646.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.93%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€25,602chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$27,702chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,267chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,452chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,459chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,909chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€981chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,061chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]08/17/1983AAAB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020AAAB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202378chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019chart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202424.0chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024127º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024chart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,742K
NMW [+]2025$2,450.4chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,161.0
Average Wage [+]2024$68,501
Average Wage [+]2024€63,288
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017chart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20260.8519
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20262.89%
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20260.29%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202022ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20245,421,109chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202235.66chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,109,371
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021633.46chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.7%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200719.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202228,463,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€1,548,966.1Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$1,676,569.9Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202435.78%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€1,306,615.3Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$1,414,254.3Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202430.18%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€242,350.8Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$262,315.7Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20245.60%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2024234chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202420ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201716,833.3chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202018.96%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.64%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.10‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,670.9chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.10‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.5%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202483,577,140chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202015,762,457chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,855,268chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024chart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202481.50chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202310,426chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.49chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023770chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.91chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.06chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202429chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021115.2chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023475,920chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023493,697chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025174,979chart1,97412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202538,437,938chart125,32012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202363,566,136chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,093.62chart67.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023193,241,460chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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