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Cameroon GDP and Economic Data
Includes Cameroon real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Cameroon economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Cameroon best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 3.5 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 4.9% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
| 5.9% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 4% |
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GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.07% |
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 14.3%
- industry: 25.7%
- services: 51.8%
(2018 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 2.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
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Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 32% | 32.8% | 37.6% | 39.1% | 40.5% |
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Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| -4.4% | -6.1% | -4.9% | -2.5% | -2.3% |
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Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: B
Moody's: B2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-3.7 % (2018 estimate)
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Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
16.6% (2018)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.02% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.03% (2017)
Export commodities
Crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
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Import commodities
Machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food
Exports - major partners
Netherlands 15.6%, France 12.6%, China 11.7%, Belgium 6.8%, Italy 6.3%, Algeria 4.8%, Malaysia 4.4% (2017)
Imports - major partners
China 19%, France 10.3%, Thailand 7.9%, Nigeria 4.1% (2017)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 664 million | USD 814 million | USD 702 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD -38.9 million | USD 21.9 million | USD -9.3 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
167 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 104 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 154 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 133 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 175 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 80 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 157 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 181 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 186 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 167 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 129 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
123 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 145 / Score: 52.4 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Currency
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
Languages
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Religions
Roman Catholic 38.4%, Protestant 26.3%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 20.9%, animist 5.6%, other 1%, non-believer 3.2% (2005 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
| 11.69 million | 15.54 million | 20.42 million | 23.11 million | 26.14 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 13.9% | 31.9% | 45.5% | 56.4% |
Literacy
Total population: 75%
Male: 81.2%
Female: 68.9%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
44.7% (last available estimate, 2014)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
46.6 (last available estimate, 2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 6 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 2.4%
Mobile: 69.1%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)