Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,067K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,253,387Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,359,124Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€14,140chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$15,882chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€348,441M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024301,703chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024326,460chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.04%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,522chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,811chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-57,348chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-62,054chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.57%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024409,646.0chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024443,259.5chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202332,231.1chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202334,975.3chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.62%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202444,588.5chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202336,297.5chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.78%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202424,097.0chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202426,129.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20224.40%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.64%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,782chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,174chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€363chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$414chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€522chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$416chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€272chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$305chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/25/2025Ba3
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2024BB-B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]07/08/2022BB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202334chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201961ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.0chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202493º
Innovation Ranking [+]202437ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20268.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q33,057K
NMW [+]2026$771.7chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€654.0
Average Wage [+]2024$17,287
Average Wage [+]2024€15,971
Human Capital Ranking [+]201775ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Turkish liras [+]03/10/202651.2728
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/202644.0223
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/202616.66%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 202280.2%
HICP [+]December 202530.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]February 202627.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/23/202637.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202034ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023967,341chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202315.09chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,468,393
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020223.33chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202424.0%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202240.8%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,453,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€220,040.6Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$248,641.5Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202417.50%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€304,022.0Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$343,538.8Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-83,981.4Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-94,897.3Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.17%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 202515.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201575º
Density [+]2024109chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024139ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,045.1chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20207.24%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.08%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.00‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,737.4chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20245.70‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.48chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20236.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202523.4%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202485,664,944chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,052,652chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,411,408chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.855chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024127ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202479.00chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20234,099chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20234.80chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20232,817chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20233.23chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.13chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024102chart612024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021366.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024303,068chart5,5292024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024332,919chart7,2692024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026101,419chart1,97402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202617,004,725chart125,32002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/22/202253,176,960chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,183.90chart67.7802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/22/2022152,543,340chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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