Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2021Q32,557K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,008,424Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,173,225Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,744chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,871chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2021Q3€377,702M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024406,717chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024440,090chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202420.25%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,012chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-32,204chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-34,847chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024740,521.4chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024801,284.9chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202379,309.6chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202385,779.7chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20208.94%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202393,723.1chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023102,210.5chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.67%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023111,677.5chart425.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023120,788.2chart455.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202316.14%chart5.63%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.87%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,067chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,483chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€542chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$586chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€644chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$703chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€763chart€152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$826chart$162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/06/2022Ca
S&P Rating [+]03/17/2022CCB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/08/2022CB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202326chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201943ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202481.6chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202444º
Innovation Ranking [+]202459ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20214.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.9%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,202K
NMW [+]2024$214.5chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€194.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201716ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Russian Rubles [+]12/08/202589.7054
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/08/202577.2733
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/08/2025-6.17%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 202216.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/27/202516.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]201931ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,049,917chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20239.01chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023729,864
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020361.39chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201920.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202013.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201924,591,922chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€392,325.9Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$424,222.0Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.60%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€280,492.9Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$303,297.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.73%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€111,833.0Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$120,129.0Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20235.87%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201565º
Density [+]20249chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024156ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20184.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,026.3chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20207.88%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.28%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.60‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201716,503.1chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202312.10‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.41chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20186.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202111.0%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024146,135,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202011,636,911chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,756,697chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.821chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202181ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.25chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201917,192chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201911.60chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202411,327chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20216.77chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.45chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,892chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202180,000.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,010,632chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,123,740chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025404,290chart1,97411/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/202524,901,467chart125,31711/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/27/202379,702,396chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20252,766.55chart67.7811/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/26/2023187,374,510chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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