01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$53.30B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 92 of 210

Real GDP growth3.5%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$1,8302024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity23.2%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing13.9%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −1.7 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Cameroon	1970	$1.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$204	Not published	Not published	22.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	$1.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$223	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	$1.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$280	Not published	Not published	24.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	$2.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$369	Not published	Not published	27.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	$2.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$384	Not published	Not published	25.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	$490	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	$3.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	$520	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	$4.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	$593	Not published	Not published	30.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	$6.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	$759	Not published	Not published	33.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	$8.10B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	$983	Not published	Not published	38.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	$10.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	$1,185	Not published	Not published	42.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	$9.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	$1,074	Not published	Not published	38.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	$9.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	$1,052	Not published	Not published	38.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	$9.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	$1,076	Not published	Not published	39.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	$9.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$1,031	Not published	Not published	37.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	$9.60B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$983	Not published	Not published	35.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	$11.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	$1,166	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	$12.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	$1,233	Not published	Not published	35.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	$12.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	$1,170	Not published	Not published	30.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	$11.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	$1,090	Not published	Not published	27.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	$1,224	Not published	Not published	28.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$1,189	Not published	Not published	26.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$1,225	Not published	Not published	26.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	$16.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$1,310	Not published	Not published	27.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	$8.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$701	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	$10.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$832	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	$11.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$827	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	$10.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$783	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	$11.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$799	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	$11.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$796	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$709	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	$10.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$715	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	$12.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$790	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	$15.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	$988	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	$18.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$1,133	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	$19.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	$1,143	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	$20.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	$1,191	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	$23.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$1,326	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	$27.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$1,492	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	$27.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$1,461	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	$27.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$1,399	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	$30.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$1,514	Not published	Not published	14.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	$30.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$1,449	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	$33.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$1,576	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	$36.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$1,649	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	$32.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$1,415	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	$33.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$1,442	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	$36.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$1,496	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	$39.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$1,611	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	$39.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$1,555	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	$40.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$1,556	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	$45.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	$1,672	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	$44.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$1,605	Not published	Not published	12.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	$48.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$1,720	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	$53.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$1,830	Not published	Not published	13.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonAfricaMiddle AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.32B → $13.87B

Compound annual change: +12.5% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$13.87B → $27.51B

Compound annual change: +3.5% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$27.51B → $53.30B

Compound annual change: +4.8% CAGR

Nominal GDP$53.30B2024 · Published series · World rank 92 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$46.76B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Cameroon	1970	$1.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	$1.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	$1.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	$2.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	$2.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$7.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	$3.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$7.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	$4.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$8.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	$6.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	$8.10B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	$10.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	$9.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$12.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	$9.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$13.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	$9.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$15.05B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	$9.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.27B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	$9.60B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.65B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	$11.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$15.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	$12.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	$12.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	$11.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	$14.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	$16.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	$8.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	$10.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	$11.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	$10.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	$11.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	$11.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	$10.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	$12.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	$15.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	$18.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$22.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	$19.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	$20.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$24.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	$23.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	$27.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	$27.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	$27.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$27.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	$30.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$28.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	$30.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$29.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	$33.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$31.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	$36.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$33.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	$32.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$34.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	$33.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$36.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	$36.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$37.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	$39.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$39.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	$39.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$40.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	$40.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$40.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	$45.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$42.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	$44.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$43.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	$48.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$45.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	$53.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$46.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Middle Africa$318.83B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$204 → $1,224

Compound annual change: +9.4% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$1,224 → $1,399

Compound annual change: +0.7% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,399 → $1,830

Compound annual change: +1.9% CAGR

GDP per person$1,8302024 · Published series · World rank 174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$1,6062024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Cameroon	1970	$204	Not published	Not published	22.0 (world = 100)	$1,006	Not published	Not published	19.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1971	$223	Not published	Not published	22.2 (world = 100)	$1,008	Not published	Not published	19.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1972	$280	Not published	Not published	24.7 (world = 100)	$1,010	Not published	Not published	18.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1973	$369	Not published	Not published	27.4 (world = 100)	$1,030	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1974	$384	Not published	Not published	25.6 (world = 100)	$1,036	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1975	$490	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	$1,046	Not published	Not published	18.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1976	$520	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	$963	Not published	Not published	16.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1977	$593	Not published	Not published	30.7 (world = 100)	$1,067	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1978	$759	Not published	Not published	33.7 (world = 100)	$1,267	Not published	Not published	20.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1979	$983	Not published	Not published	38.6 (world = 100)	$1,306	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1980	$1,185	Not published	Not published	42.5 (world = 100)	$1,415	Not published	Not published	22.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1981	$1,074	Not published	Not published	38.3 (world = 100)	$1,466	Not published	Not published	23.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1982	$1,052	Not published	Not published	38.6 (world = 100)	$1,538	Not published	Not published	24.8 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1983	$1,076	Not published	Not published	39.1 (world = 100)	$1,634	Not published	Not published	26.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1984	$1,031	Not published	Not published	37.1 (world = 100)	$1,717	Not published	Not published	26.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1985	$983	Not published	Not published	35.1 (world = 100)	$1,705	Not published	Not published	26.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1986	$1,166	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	$1,568	Not published	Not published	23.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1987	$1,233	Not published	Not published	35.0 (world = 100)	$1,436	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1988	$1,170	Not published	Not published	30.2 (world = 100)	$1,341	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1989	$1,090	Not published	Not published	27.4 (world = 100)	$1,312	Not published	Not published	18.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1990	$1,224	Not published	Not published	28.2 (world = 100)	$1,244	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1991	$1,189	Not published	Not published	26.5 (world = 100)	$1,210	Not published	Not published	17.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1992	$1,225	Not published	Not published	26.0 (world = 100)	$1,186	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1993	$1,310	Not published	Not published	27.7 (world = 100)	$1,161	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1994	$701	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	$1,150	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1995	$832	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	$1,152	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1996	$827	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	$1,168	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1997	$783	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)	$1,189	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1998	$799	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)	$1,213	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	1999	$796	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$1,234	Not published	Not published	15.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2000	$709	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)	$1,248	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2001	$715	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)	$1,269	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2002	$790	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)	$1,290	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2003	$988	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	$1,324	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2004	$1,133	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,379	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2005	$1,143	Not published	Not published	15.7 (world = 100)	$1,371	Not published	Not published	15.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2006	$1,191	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	$1,385	Not published	Not published	14.8 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2007	$1,326	Not published	Not published	15.3 (world = 100)	$1,405	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2008	$1,492	Not published	Not published	15.8 (world = 100)	$1,404	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2009	$1,461	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,400	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2010	$1,399	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$1,400	Not published	Not published	14.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2011	$1,514	Not published	Not published	14.4 (world = 100)	$1,407	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2012	$1,449	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	$1,431	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2013	$1,576	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$1,461	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2014	$1,649	Not published	Not published	15.1 (world = 100)	$1,498	Not published	Not published	14.4 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2015	$1,415	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	$1,534	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2016	$1,442	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)	$1,557	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2017	$1,496	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)	$1,567	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2018	$1,611	Not published	Not published	14.3 (world = 100)	$1,584	Not published	Not published	14.1 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2019	$1,555	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)	$1,594	Not published	Not published	14.0 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2020	$1,556	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)	$1,556	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2021	$1,672	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)	$1,565	Not published	Not published	13.5 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2022	$1,605	Not published	Not published	12.5 (world = 100)	$1,582	Not published	Not published	13.3 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2023	$1,720	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)	$1,592	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)
Cameroon	2024	$1,830	Not published	Not published	13.4 (world = 100)	$1,606	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Middle Africa$1,4972024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

2.9% → -2.4%

Average annual rate: +4.2%

Integration1990–2010

-2.4% → 2.9%

Average annual rate: +3.1%

Current era2010–2024

2.9% → 3.5%

Average annual rate: +3.8%

Real GDP growth3.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth0.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 147 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator120.12024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Cameroon	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	9.7	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1971	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	10.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1972	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	12.1	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1973	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	13.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1974	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	15.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1975	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	17.4	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1976	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	22.4	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1977	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	23.7	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1978	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	23.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1979	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	27.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1980	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	30.7	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1981	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	34.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1982	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	39.1	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1983	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	43.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1984	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	45.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1985	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	45.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1986	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	-8.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	44.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1987	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	44.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1988	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	45.2	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1989	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	46.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1990	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	46.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1991	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	48.2	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1992	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	47.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1993	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	55.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1994	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	58.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1995	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	62.7	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1996	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	62.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1997	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	66.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1998	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	67.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	1999	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	69.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2000	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	70.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2001	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	71.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2002	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	73.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2003	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	75.2	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2004	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	75.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2005	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	76.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2006	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	78.1	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2007	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	78.5	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2008	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	82.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2009	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	85.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2010	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	85.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2011	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	88.1	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2012	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	89.8	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2013	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	92.6	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2014	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	94.4	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2015	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	94.7	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2016	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	95.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2017	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	96.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2018	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	98.2	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2019	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	99.3	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2020	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2021	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	102.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2022	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	110.0	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2023	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	113.9	Not published	Not published
Cameroon	2024	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	120.1	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Middle Africa4.4%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

86.7% → 76.6%

Percentage-point change: -10.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

76.6% → 84.3%

Percentage-point change: +7.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

84.3% → 84.2%

Percentage-point change: -0.1 pp

Final consumption84.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption72.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption11.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand103.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Cameroon	1970	86.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	112.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	114.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	68.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	107.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	110.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	71.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	110.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	67.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	110.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	68.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	112.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	70.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	111.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	69.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	112.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	114.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	68.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	112.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	73.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	109.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	73.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	63.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	108.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	73.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	63.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	108.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	111.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	67.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	110.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	68.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	106.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	80.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	69.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	97.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	64.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	96.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	69.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	57.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	91.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	77.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	64.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	93.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	66.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	75.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	93.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	79.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	96.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	77.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	95.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	69.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	98.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	80.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	69.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	98.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	98.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	83.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	100.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	81.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	71.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	100.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	71.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	98.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	80.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	99.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	84.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	73.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	103.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	72.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	72.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	102.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	71.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	82.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	83.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	83.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	102.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

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Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

25.6% → 19.8%

Percentage-point change: -5.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

19.8% → 18.2%

Percentage-point change: -1.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

18.2% → 18.9%

Percentage-point change: +0.7 pp

Gross capital formation18.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation18.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Cameroon	1970	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	27.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	30.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024

Middle Africa19.3%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Cameroon is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

CameroonMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

73.2% → 43.9%

Percentage-point change: -29.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

43.9% → 47.2%

Percentage-point change: +3.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

47.2% → 34.4%

Percentage-point change: -12.8 pp

Exports15.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports18.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-3.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness34.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Cameroon	1970	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	-14.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	73.2%	Not published	Not published	+50.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	-16.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	+48.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+48.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+47.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.0 pp vs world	-11.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+40.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	73.6%	Not published	Not published	+43.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	-9.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	-11.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+40.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.8 pp vs world	-10.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	74.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	-10.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	-12.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	57.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	55.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	58.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	56.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	48.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	47.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	52.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	48.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	42.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	51.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	48.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	47.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	51.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	50.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	49.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	45.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	43.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Middle Africa63.6%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 23.2%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing20.0%

1970–1990-3.2 pp1990–2010+0.8 pp2010–2024+1.6 pp

World specialization: 4.69×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities18.8%

1970–1990+8.6 pp1990–2010-1.7 pp2010–2024-2.8 pp

World specialization: 0.89×

Construction6.4%

1970–1990+0.3 pp1990–2010-0.3 pp2010–2024+0.4 pp

World specialization: 1.11×

Trade, restaurants and hotels17.3%

1970–1990-7.1 pp1990–2010+3.3 pp2010–2024-0.7 pp

World specialization: 1.20×

Transport, storage and communication14.3%

1970–1990-0.0 pp1990–2010+5.0 pp2010–2024+1.2 pp

World specialization: 1.47×

Other activities23.2%

1970–1990+1.5 pp1990–2010-7.1 pp2010–2024+0.3 pp

World specialization: 0.52×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

28.5% → 30.0%

Percentage-point change: +1.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

30.0% → 22.9%

Percentage-point change: -7.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

22.9% → 23.2%

Percentage-point change: +0.3 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing4.69×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.89×

Construction1.11×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.20×

Transport, storage and communication1.47×

Other activities0.52×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Cameroon	1970	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	33.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	30.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-20.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.1 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 13.9% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Cameroon was 1.7 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 13.9%
World specialization: 0.89×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

12.7% → 16.7%

Percentage-point change: +4.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

16.7% → 15.5%

Percentage-point change: -1.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

15.5% → 13.9%

Percentage-point change: -1.6 pp

Share of total GVA13.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity74.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth3.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 91 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Cameroon	1970	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	86.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1971	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1972	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1973	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1974	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1975	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	87.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1976	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1977	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1978	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1979	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1980	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	61.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1981	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	59.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1982	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	56.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1983	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	55.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1984	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	59.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1985	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1986	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1987	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1988	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1989	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1990	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1991	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	73.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1992	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	75.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1993	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Cameroon	1994	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1995	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	74.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1996	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	67.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1997	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	69.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1998	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	1999	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	73.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2000	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2001	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2002	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2003	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2004	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	75.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2005	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2006	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2007	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2008	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	65.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2009	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2010	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2011	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	75.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2012	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	72.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2013	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2014	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2015	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	71.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2016	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2017	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	72.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2018	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	71.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2019	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2020	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2021	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	72.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2022	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	63.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2023	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	71.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Cameroon	2024	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	74.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa1.24×

Middle Africa1.43×

World0.89×

Cameroon Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure