Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.2%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€176,270Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$190,687Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,285chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,719chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024158,111chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024171,085chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202489.72%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,190chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,534chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-30,328chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-32,817chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-17.21%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,597.9chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,903.8chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,138.6chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,612.1chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.49%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20217,218.7chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20218,541.0chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202460,780.7chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202465,751.8chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202454.01%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202471.27%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,329chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,602chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€264chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$279chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€175chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$193chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,822chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,972chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ca
S&P Rating [+]01/22/2026CCC+B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/17/2022CCB04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202336chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201985ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202493.1chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202419º
Innovation Ranking [+]202460ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q110.1%
Unemployed [+]2017Q11,787K
NMW [+]2026$206.2chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€173.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201724ºchart73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Hryvnias [+]04/10/202650.7979
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/10/202643.4653
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/10/20260.31%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20267.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]February 202637.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/30/202615.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202064ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]February 2026-2.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202360,862chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20231.96chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,993
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020204.01chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.9%chart14.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202018.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,173,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€33,330.3Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$36,040.0Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.88%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€58,750.6Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$63,527.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202335.05%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-25,420.3Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-27,487.0Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-15.16%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201573º
Density [+]202363chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024159ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,894.5chart278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.07%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.82%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20235.63‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,328.0chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.13‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.98chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202023.2%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202337,732,836chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20204,997,387chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20206,139,144chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.734chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202463ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.42chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20159,024chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201521.19chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20211,673chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20213.78chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.17chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20250chart592025Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021395.0chart200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202487,256chart5,5292024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202496,912chart7,2692024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026109,937chart1,97402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20265,555,243chart125,32002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202315,741,036chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20262,913.56chart67.7802/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202335,735,490chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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