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General Information

Region		Middle Africa
Population (000, 2021)		27 224^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		57.6^a
Capital city		Yaoundé
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		3 822.4^b
UN membership date		20-Sep-60
Surface area (km2)		475 650^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		100.1^a
National currency		CFA Franc, BEAC (XAF)^c
Exchange rate (per US$)		534.6^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	26 144	30 905	38 861^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	3.4	5.7	3.9^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 285.3	1 326.5	1 501.8^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	15.1	16.1	15.9^b
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	29.1	27.4	28.1^b
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	55.8	56.6	56^b
Employment in agricultureⁱ (% of employed)	55.1	46.5	42.9^d
Employment in industryⁱ (% of employed)	12.2	14.3	15.1^d
Employment in servicesⁱ (% employed)	32.8	39.1	42.1^d
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	4.1	3.5	3.4^d
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	70.6 / 81.4	71.1 / 81.6	70.9 / 81.0^d
CPI: Consumer Price Indexⁱ (2010=100)	100	113	122^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	82	101	107^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	3 878	4 053	4 437^i,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	5 133	6 037	7 452^i,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 1 255	- 1 984	- 3 014^i,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-857	- 1 174	- 1 695^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^j (average annual %)	2.7	2.7	2.6^d
Urban population (% of total population)	51.6	54.6	57^b
Urban population growth rate^j (average annual %)	3.9	3.8	...
Fertility rate, total^j (live births per woman)	5.2	5	4.6^d
Life expectancy at birth^j (females/males, years)	55.0 / 52.9	57.6 / 54.9	60.0 / 57.5^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	43.7 / 4.4	43.2 / 4.3	41.8 / 4.3^a
International migrant stock^k (000/% of total pop.)	291.5 / 1.4	508.3 / 2.2	579.2 / 2.2^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	106.7^l	391.8	1 786.9^d
Infant mortality rate^j (per 1 000 live births)	80.5	70.7	61.2^d
Health: Current expenditureⁱ (% of GDP)	3.8	3.7	3.5^m
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.1	0.1ⁿ	...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	3	2.8ⁱ	3.1^i,m
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	100.2 / 116.0	109.9 / 122.4	100.2 / 111.2^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	36.8 / 44.1^o	54.4 / 63.6	55.4 / 64.6^p
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	26.0 / 31.9^o	39.7 / 49.0	40.6 / 49.7^p
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	4.9	1.2	1.4^q
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	13.9	31.1	33.9^r

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	4.3ⁱ	20.7ⁱ	23.2^q
Threatened species (number)	624	697	1 017
Forested areaⁱ (% of land area)	44.2	43.6	43.3^m
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	5.1 / 0.2	5.9 / 0.3	6.3 / 0.2^m
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	351	493	502^m
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	14	16	16^m
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	573	897	1 081^q
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	32.3	35.3	35.3^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	2.08	2.18	3.41^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Bank of Central African States (BEAC).
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Includes irrigation canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Estimate.
j		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
k		Including refugees.
l		Data as at the end of December.
m		2018
n		2011
o		2009
p		2016
q		2017
r		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.