Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.7%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€38,378Mchart€50,269M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$41,539Mchart$53,297M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,307chart€1,7262024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,497chart$1,8682024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,183chart21,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024601,144chart23,2972024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202473.05%chart42.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,995chart€7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,139chart$8002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-479chart-7442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-8,684chart-8062024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.06%chart-1.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,876.9chart8,405.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024106,465.0chart9,095.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023157.9chart1,293.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023170.7chart1,385.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.90%chart13.83%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20230.1chart305.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023332.7chart329.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.74%chart3.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024134.8chart507.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024145.9chart537.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.32%chart6.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202412.94%chart16.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€353chart€2892024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,400chart$3122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€10chart€462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$10chart$492023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€0chart€112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$20chart$122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€8chart€172024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9chart$192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-03/22/2024S&P Rating [+]
B04/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart272023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019127ºchart123º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202495.7chart94.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202498º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024118ºchart123º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q111.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q1676K
NMW [+]2024$0.6chart$69.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.6
73º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / RTGS dollar [+]04/05/202433,211.4756
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/05/202430,674.3204
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 2022339.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/23/2023130.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020140ºchart167º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019532chart1,529December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.14chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201566.79chart15.242015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202014.50%chart19.25%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20182,580,000chart1,081,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,682.0Mchart€4,556.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,225.2Mchart$4,927.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.29%chart10.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€8,521.2Mchart€7,505.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$9,214.0Mchart$8,115.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202320.77%chart16.47%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,839.3Mchart€-2,948.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,988.8Mchart$-4,600.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.48%chart-6.47%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202443chart612024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024121ºchart137º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
278.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.67%chart2.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.98%chart1.68%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.41‰chart33.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.3chart2,780.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.61‰chart7.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.72chart4.322023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201938.3%chart37.7%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202416,634,373chart29,124,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020416,141chart579,2092020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,243,314chart441,0152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.550chart0.5872022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202452ºchart97º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202362.78chart63.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,641chart2,7872015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201511.66chart12.242015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202384chart1,8682022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.51chart6.762022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.62chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
612024Annual crude oil production [+]
200.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,346chart6,1612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,308chart8,3392023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20255,740chart1,97412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025266,436chart125,32012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20235,662,119chart3,197,28610/15/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025345.07chart67.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202313,935,112chart4,880,57210/15/2023Doses 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