Cameroon

Economy

• GDP

  : 58.9 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 1972 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.2 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 172.9 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 5788 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.33 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 3.4 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.6 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 6.5 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 13.1 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 20.3 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -4.2 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -3.3 % (2024)

• Total reserves

  : 5.1 B$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.7 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 26.7 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 16.8 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 24.8 % (2025)

• Services

  : 50.4 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 1.3 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.1 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 29.9 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.6 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -15 379 (2025)

• Population density

  : 60.0 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 64.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 4.26 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 33.3 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.03 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 55.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 44.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 11.5 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 4.7 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 80.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.2 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 427 706 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.8 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.6 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 42.2 (2021)

• Internet users

  : 46.3 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 108.2 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 72.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 71.4 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 5 $ (2021)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 31.1 % (2021)

• Primary school completion

  : 77.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 6.6 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 378.9 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 15.4 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 72.7 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 34 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.0 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 231.0 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 1.23 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.35 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 0.39 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 79.2 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 61.9 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 370.7 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 42.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 31.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 148.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 48.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 22.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 72.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.82 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 23.8 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 51.5 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 206 263 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 13.9 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 20 340 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 77.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 71.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 64.8 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 258.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 24.3 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 38.6 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 20.4 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 6.9 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 5.7 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 48.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 2.5 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.14 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.65 (2016)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 105.4 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 12.4 % (2021)

• Fiscal balance

  : -2.8 % (2021)

• General government debt

  : 45.5 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -0.4 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.22 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.80 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 6.76 (2022)

• Political stability

  : -1.56 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.25 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.73 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.24 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 0.0 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 19.3 % (2025)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 14.7 % (2018)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 13.3 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 888.2 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 75.8 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 15.5 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.08 (2025)