Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,578K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,199,619Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,380,825Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,310chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,224chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€564,577M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,335chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,459chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,318.2chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456,000,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779,625,280.0chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,397.3chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,313.3chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.18%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,817chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,348chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,378chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,452chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€600chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$647chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/23/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]01/30/2026BBB+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBBB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202356chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202471º
Innovation Ranking [+]202426ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,440K
$69.02023NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/16/20263.38%
Risk Premium [+]02/16/202662
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20261.08%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%
HICP [+]December 20251.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202058ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€643,054.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$726,639.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202428.31%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€592,309.6Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$669,298.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202426.11%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€50,745.3Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$57,341.2Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.20%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537º
Density [+]2024195chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202458,943,464chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.906chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,821chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20236.48chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023338chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202485chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023287,394chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023254,659chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026198,523chart1,97401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202626,969,719chart125,32001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,368.02chart67.7801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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