Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q38,567K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,594,330Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,725,672Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€32,630chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$35,151chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€422,651M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,620,573chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,753,580chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.60%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,008chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,717chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-51,267chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-54,305chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.22%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024725,001.0chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024782,158.8chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202263,090.7chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202266,329.8chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.88%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024106,331,861,000.0chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024115,091,479,709.2chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.85%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,832.5chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202424,713.5chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.20%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.50%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€14,767chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$15,931chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,320chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,383chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,187chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,367chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€467chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$503chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/26/2025A3
S&P Rating [+]09/12/2025A+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/13/2019A-B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202360chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201923ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.0chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202496º
Innovation Ranking [+]202428ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 202510.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q310.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,613K
NMW [+]2025$1,565.9chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,381.0
Average Wage [+]2024$34,310
Average Wage [+]2024€31,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201744ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20263.21%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/202639
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20261.86%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-2.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202031ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20251,148,581chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202527.66chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,451,221
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021629.13chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.1%chart14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]09/01/201221.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202493,759,297chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€392,122.8Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$424,425.9Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202424.59%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€436,191.0Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$472,124.4Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.36%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-44,068.2Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-47,698.5Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-2.76%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201525º
Density [+]202598chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202423ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,692.0chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202014.44%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.14%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.49‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,874.0chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.87‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.10chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.57‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.7%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202549,337,356chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,842,202chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,489,823chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.911chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202410ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.01chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20243,953chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20248.05chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023331chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.68chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021150.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2025255,715chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2025271,899chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025121,852chart1,97412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202513,980,340chart125,32012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/202340,739,123chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,469.77chart67.7812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023119,228,504chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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