Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,513K
Annual GDP [+]2024€501,162Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$542,286Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,177chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,294chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€134,966M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,574.6chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997,048,693.4chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,096chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,263chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025AB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202362chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202479º
Innovation Ranking [+]202415ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q434K
NMW [+]2024$1,612.3chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,450.9
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]01/13/20263.6721
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20263.1510
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/13/20266.48%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202035ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.8%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518º
Density [+]2024453chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20223.70chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022148chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202418chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202363,964chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202374,404chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202512,707chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,841,672chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,272.23chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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