Labor force | 11.965 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | 3.8% (2023 est.) |
Industries | petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair |
Population below poverty line | 37.5% (2014 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 11.35% (of GDP) (2021 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2023 | 606.57 (2023 est.) |
Exchange rates 2022 | 623.76 (2022 est.) |
Exchange rates 2021 | 554.531 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 575.586 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 585.911 (2019 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $9.612 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $5.133 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $4.3 billion (2021 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $3.962 billion (2020 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2022 | -$1.505 billion (2022 est.) |
Current account balance 2021 | -$1.794 billion (2021 est.) |
Current account balance 2020 | -$1.512 billion (2020 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 36.9% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $6.385 billion (2021 est.) |
Expenditures | $5.592 billion (2021 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 0.78% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 1.29% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 0.96% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 2.1% (2021 est.) |
Highest 10% | 31.1% (2021 est.) |
Average household expenditures | |
On food | 45.2% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
On alcohol and tobacco | 2% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2022 | $9.759 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $9.025 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $7.212 billion (2020 est.) |
Imports (partners) | China 39%, France 8%, India 6%, Belgium 4%, UAE 4% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, wheat, garments, rice, plastic products (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2022 | $9.759 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $9.025 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $7.212 billion (2020 est.) |
Exports (partners) | Netherlands 19%, France 15%, India 14%, Spain 10%, China 8% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | crude petroleum, natural gas, wood, cocoa beans, gold (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $138.925 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $133.59 billion (2022 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $128.969 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $47.946 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2023 | $4,800 (2023 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2022 | $4,800 (2022 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $4,700 (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 16.7% (2023 est.) |
Industry | 25.2% (2023 est.) |
Services | 51.6% (2023 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 73.3% (2023 est.) |
Government consumption | 11.3% (2023 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 17.5% (2023 est.) |
Investment in inventories | -0.1% (2023 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 18.3% (2023 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -20.3% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 3.65% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 3.69% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 3.95% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 6.4% (2023 est.) |
Male | 6% (2023 est.) |
Female | 7% (2023 est.) |
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