Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q25,657K
Annual GDP [+]2024€40,359Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$43,684Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,640chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,243chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€10,504M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,802chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202420,343chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.60%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,125chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,955chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-732chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-793chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.80%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202418,418.9chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,346.4chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,558.7chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,642.1chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.92%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20241,847,488,000.0chart283.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20241,999,684,061.4chart298.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202212.06%chart3.94%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023897.1chart425.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023970.0chart455.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%chart5.63%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.60%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,919chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,418chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€826chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$876chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€987chart€102022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,068chart$112022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€477chart€152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$513chart$162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/26/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024AB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020A-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202360chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201941ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.4chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024107º
Innovation Ranking [+]202442ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q26.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q264K
NMW [+]2025$839.1chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€740.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,838
Average Wage [+]2024€20,176
Human Capital Ranking [+]201728ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/06/20250.8671
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/06/20255.33%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20254.1%
HICP [+]October 20254.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-0.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202019ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20256.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202433,318chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202211.15chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021457.35chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201221.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202231.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021478,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€19,073.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$20,645.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.26%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€21,917.7Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$23,723.3Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202454.31%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,843.7Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,078.1Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-7.05%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20252.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201535º
Density [+]202429chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202430ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,090.0chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.65%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.07%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017335.2chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.30‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.6%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,856,932chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020239,422chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020380,010chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.879chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202430ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.70chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023267chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.20chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202347chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.50chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.56chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,664chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,202chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20257,641chart1,97409/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025977,783chart125,31709/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/11/20221,305,976chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20254,114.85chart67.7809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20232,979,624chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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