Cameroon vs Chad: Economic Indicators Comparison

Cameroon with a GDP of $38.7B ranked the 98th largest economy in the world, while Chad ranked 140th with $11.3B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Cameroon and Chad ranked 38th vs 165th and 158th vs 182nd, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatCameroonChad
GDP$38.7B$11.3B
GDP growth, 1 year4%3.1%
GDP growth, 5-years average4.8%0.4%
Population24.1M15.5M
GDP per capita$1.5k$728
GDP per capita growth1.38%-0.42%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor225.18205.64
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.410.37
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$3.8k$2.4k
GNI, Atlas method$36.4B$10.4B
GNI per capita$1.4k$670
GNI, PPP adjusted$93.4B$29.9B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$3.7k$1.9k

Financial system and Human development

StatCameroonChad
Income Tax Rate35%60%
Corporate Tax Rate33%45%
Inflation, consumer prices2.4%2.5%
Inflation, GDP deflator1.6%5.1%
Unemployment3.4%2.2%
Economic Freedom Index53.650.2
Personal Freedom Index5.835.48
Human Freedom Index5.75.23
Property Rights Index45.332.4
Judical Effectiveness Index30.827.4
Business Freedom Index4626.8
Fiscal Health Index63.795.6
Labor Freedom Index50.143
Investment Freedom Index3060
Financial Freedom Index5040
Trade Freedom Index59.647.2
Monetary Freedom Index84.176.1
Government Spending Index88.393.5
Tax Burden Index74.845.8
Government Integrity Index20.815.1
Corruption Perceptions Index2519
Life expectancy at birth, years58.553.7
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people12.28.8
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people30.127.6
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people1.49
International tourism, number of arrivals1.1M87k

Government debt & reserves

StatCameroonChad
Central government debt, % of GDP37.7%46.6%
External debt stocks, % of GNI28.7%29.3%
External debt stocks$10.9B$3.2B
Short-term debt, % of total reserves12.5%9.6%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income10.7%8%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI4.5%5.5%
Gross savings, % of GDP17.5%13.4%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP22.8%19.7%
Total reserves including gold$3.5B$147.8M
Foreign direct investment net inflows$765.1M$662.2M

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatCameroonChad
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP19.3%36%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP23.7%37.9%
Current account balance (balance of payments)-$1.4B-$37.7M
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP15.1%N/A
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$469M$554.8M
Personal remittances received$333.6M$724k
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP25.8%14.3%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP14.4%44.9%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$2.3MN/A
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$8.5MN/A
Expense, % of GDP10.9%N/A
Government Expenditure, % of GDP19.8%14.8%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Cameroon vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Zimbabwe
$2.1k
16.5M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Syria
$2k
18.3M
Nicaragua
$2k
6.22M
Nigeria
$2k
191M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M
Comoros
$1.4k
824k
Myanmar
$1.3k
53.4M
Lesotho
$1.3k
2.23M
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M

Chad vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Gambia
$716
2.1M
Burkina Faso
$715
19.2M
Togo
$679
7.8M
Liberia
$677
4.73M
Uganda
$643
42.9M
DR Congo
$562
86.8M
Sierra Leone
$534
7.56M
Madagascar
$528
25.6M
Afghanistan
$521
34.9M
Mozambique
$499
29.7M
Central African Republic
$476
4.66M
Niger
$414
21.5M
Malawi
$389
18.6M
Somalia
$315
11M