Cameroon vs Chad: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Cameroon |  Chad |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $38.7B | $11.3B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4% | 3.1% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 4.8% | 0.4% |
| Population | 24.1M | 15.5M |
| GDP per capita | $1.5k | $728 |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.38% | -0.42% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 225.18 | 205.64 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.41 | 0.37 |
| 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
| Stat | Cameroon | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 35% | 60% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 33% | 45% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| Unemployment | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 53.6 | 50.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.83 | 5.48 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.7 | 5.23 |
| Property Rights Index | 45.3 | 32.4 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 30.8 | 27.4 |
| Business Freedom Index | 46 | 26.8 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 63.7 | 95.6 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 50.1 | 43 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 30 | 60 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 59.6 | 47.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 84.1 | 76.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 88.3 | 93.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 74.8 | 45.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 20.8 | 15.1 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 25 | 19 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 58.5 | 53.7 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 12.2 | 8.8 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 30.1 | 27.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.4 | 9 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.1M | 87k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Cameroon | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 37.7% | 46.6% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 28.7% | 29.3% |
| External debt stocks | $10.9B | $3.2B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 10.7% | 8% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 17.5% | 13.4% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 22.8% | 19.7% |
| Total reserves including gold | $3.5B | $147.8M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $765.1M | $662.2M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Cameroon | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 19.3% | 36% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 23.7% | 37.9% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$1.4B | -$37.7M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 15.1% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $469M | $554.8M |
| Personal remittances received | $333.6M | $724k |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 25.8% | 14.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 14.4% | 44.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $2.3M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $8.5M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 10.9% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 19.8% | 14.8% |
