Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.4%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,327Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$32,816Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,625chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,759chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202438,950chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202442,146chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024128.43%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,087chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,259chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-4,069chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-4,403chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-13.42%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,174.7chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,009.6chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.3chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,892.0chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202520.91%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023261.9chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023283.2chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.77%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024475.1chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024514.1chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.43%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.55%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€545chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$590chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€96chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$104chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€14chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$16chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€25chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$28chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/10/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025CCC+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019114ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.2chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202492ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2019Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2019Q4177K
NMW [+]2023$95.4chart$69.02023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017128ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020123ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,320chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.34chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201545.27chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.8%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201818.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,365,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,913.3Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,312.7Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.31%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,232.2Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$11,064.1Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.05%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.9Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,751.4Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.74%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202495chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202485ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,237.7chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.64%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.14%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202329.42‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017244.5chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.58‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.82chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.5%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,661,000chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020274,929chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,765chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.517chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024109ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.68chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015918chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.30chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]201539chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20150.27chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.65chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202436chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20237,547chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,044chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,972chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202589,437chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20231,548,665chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025105.67chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/20233,182,308chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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