Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.7%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q38,306K
Annual GDP [+]2024€67,418Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$72,972Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€31,700chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$34,346chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€17,698M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202444,905chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202448,579chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202466.60%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€21,074chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$22,798chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-637chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-682chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431,334.0chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202433,898.6chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,003.7chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,164.6chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.08%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20245,752,537,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20246,226,430,998.1chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.63%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024883.2chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024955.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.74%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202446.50%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€14,705chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$15,909chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,424chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,502chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,708chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,932chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€415chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$450chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]06/06/2025AAB-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020AB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202356chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201935ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202426.1chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202434ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q344K
NMW [+]2025$1,449.1chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,278.0
Average Wage [+]2024$30,042
Average Wage [+]2024€27,756
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017chart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20268.73%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%
HICP [+]December 20252.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202037ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024101,463chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.42chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202360,881
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.90chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.6%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201322.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202257.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,936,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€72,927.4Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$78,935.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]2024108.17%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€78,047.4Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$84,476.9Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]2024115.77%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,120.0Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,541.8Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-7.59%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201526º
Density [+]2024104chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017406.5chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.18%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.60%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.90‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017813.4chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.10‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.2%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,130,850chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020277,964chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020160,197chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.926chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202434ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023364chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202316.90chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202312chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.81chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,787chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202315,067chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20259,914chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,366,269chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/05/20221,222,225chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20254,652.60chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20233,028,400chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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