Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€269,582Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$291,480Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,091chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,155chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202355,637chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202360,176chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202322.98%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,796chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$3,024chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-3,686chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-3,987chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.52%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202356,630.5chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202361,250.4chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202311,741.0chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202312,737.7chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202421.96%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,062.4chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20236,554.1chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.70%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,155.0chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,248.8chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.94%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.39%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€2,846chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,078chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€590chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$638chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€298chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$322chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€56chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$61chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/09/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]08/22/2025BBB-B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2020BBBB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202339chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201955ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202457.8chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024119º
Innovation Ranking [+]202478ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q14.9%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1439K
NMW [+]2024$187.0chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€169.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201729ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Tenges [+]01/13/2026595.7500
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/2026509.8400
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/27/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202512.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/10/202518.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202025ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023164,000chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.72chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023146,989
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020228.36chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.8%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200912.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20188,789,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€72,628.2Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$78,532.9Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202330.00%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€56,094.4Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$60,654.8Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.17%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,533.9Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$17,878.1Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20236.83%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20248chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202459ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017355.0chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.90%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202022.41%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.14‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,892.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.71‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.01chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20245.0%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202420,592,571chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,732,073chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,203,899chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.802chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202476ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.40chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154,855chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201527.67chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022511chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.55chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202312.43chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,800chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202130,000.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023106,201chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023114,189chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202519,072chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,504,370chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/17/202310,629,063chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025926.16chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/30/202338,355,604chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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