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Cameroon
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Nomad score
44/100
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Key indicators
- GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
- $5,788
- GDP (2025)
- $59.3B
- GDP growth (2025)
- 3.1% ↓
- Inflation (2025)
- 3.4% ↓
- Unemployment (2025)
- 3.6% →
- Population (2025)
- 29.9M
- Population growth (2025)
- 2.6% ↓
- Gini index (2021)
- 42.2
- Government debt (2025)
- 40.4% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -3.8% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $888.2M
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 46.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 108.2/100
- Trade openness (2025)
- 33.4% of GDP
- Exchange rate (2025)
- 581.93/USD
- Foreign reserves (2024)
- $5.1B
GDP overview
Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.
GDP per capita (PPP)
Inflation (CPI)
Unemployment
Population
Fiscal and trade
- Government debt (2025)
- 40.4% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -3.8% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $888.2M
Income inequality (Gini)
- Gini index (2021)
- 0.42
- Assessment
- High inequality
Business environment
- Tax revenue (2021)
- 11.3% of GDP
- Services sector (2025)
- 50.4% of GDP
Financial access and costs
- ATMs per 100k (2020)
- 5.2
- Bank branches per 100k (2020)
- 2.2
- ICT service exports (2024)
- 10.5%
- Goods and services tax (2021)
- 8.1%
Historical data
| Year | GDP | GDP/cap PPP | Growth | Inflation | Unemp. | Population | Gini | Debt | Curr. acct | FDI | Life exp. | Health | Internet | FX rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 * | $92.4B | $7,780 | 4.6% | 2.8% | No data for this year | 34.6M | No data for this year | 31.9% | -3.6% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2030 * | $85.8B | $7,948 | 4.4% | 2.9% | No data for this year | 33.8M | No data for this year | 33.4% | -4.3% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2029 * | $79.4B | $7,592 | 4.3% | 2.9% | No data for this year | 33.0M | No data for this year | 35.4% | -5.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2028 * | $73.9B | $7,238 | 4.2% | 3.0% | No data for this year | 32.2M | No data for this year | 37.0% | -5.1% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2027 * | $68.6B | $6,903 | 3.8% | 3.2% | No data for this year | 31.4M | No data for this year | 38.6% | -5.8% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2026 * | $65.1B | $6,569 | 3.3% | 3.5% | No data for this year | 30.6M | No data for this year | 39.3% | -5.1% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2025 | $59.3B | $5,788 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 29.9M | No data for this year | 40.4% | -3.8% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | 581.93 |
| 2024 | $53.3B | $5,597 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 29.1M | No data for this year | 43.4% | -3.3% | $888.2M | 64.0 | No data for this year | 46.3% | 606.35 |
| 2023 | $48.8B | $5,415 | 3.3% | 7.4% | 3.6% | 28.4M | No data for this year | 43.6% | -4.1% | $821.5M | 63.7 | 4.6% | 42.2% | 606.57 |
| 2022 | $44.4B | $5,188 | 3.7% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 27.6M | No data for this year | 45.6% | -3.4% | $925.7M | 62.4 | 4.5% | 40.1% | 623.76 |
| 2021 | $45.0B | $4,794 | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 26.9M | 42.2 | 47.2% | -4.0% | $963.5M | 61.2 | 4.3% | 38.9% | 554.53 |
| 2020 | $40.8B | $4,365 | 0.3% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 26.2M | No data for this year | 44.9% | -3.7% | $675.2M | 61.7 | 4.3% | 37.7% | 575.59 |
| 2019 | $39.7B | $4,241 | 3.5% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 25.5M | No data for this year | 41.6% | -4.3% | $1.0B | 61.7 | 3.7% | 36.5% | 585.91 |
| 2018 | $40.0B | $4,011 | 4.0% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 24.8M | No data for this year | 38.3% | -3.5% | $765.1M | 61.2 | 3.6% | 29.7% | 555.45 |
| 2017 | $36.1B | $3,767 | 3.5% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 24.1M | No data for this year | 36.5% | -2.6% | $814.5M | 60.8 | 3.8% | 23.2% | 580.66 |
| 2016 | $33.8B | $3,627 | 4.5% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 23.5M | No data for this year | 32.1% | -3.1% | $663.9M | 60.3 | 4.0% | 20.6% | 592.61 |
| 2015 | $32.2B | $3,498 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 22.8M | No data for this year | 31.6% | -3.6% | $694.3M | 59.7 | 4.1% | 18.3% | 591.21 |
| 2014 | $36.4B | $3,422 | 5.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 22.1M | 46.6 | 20.7% | -3.9% | $725.9M | 59.1 | 4.3% | 16.2% | 493.76 |
| 2013 | $33.7B | $3,239 | 5.0% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 21.4M | No data for this year | 17.5% | -3.3% | $547.4M | 58.7 | 3.6% | 10.0% | 493.90 |
| 2012 | $30.2B | $3,060 | 4.6% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 20.8M | No data for this year | 14.9% | -3.2% | $527.4M | 58.2 | 3.9% | 7.5% | 510.56 |
| 2011 | $30.6B | $2,989 | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 20.2M | No data for this year | 15.9% | -2.4% | $653.3M | 57.5 | 3.9% | 5.0% | 471.25 |
| 2010 | $27.5B | $2,914 | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 19.7M | No data for this year | 14.0% | -3.1% | $536.3M | 57.0 | 3.6% | 4.3% | 494.79 |
| 2009 | $27.9B | $2,879 | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 19.1M | No data for this year | 11.3% | -4.0% | $746.3M | 56.5 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 470.29 |
| 2008 | $27.7B | $2,870 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 18.6M | No data for this year | 11.2% | -1.6% | $21.0M | 56.1 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 446.00 |
| 2007 | $23.9B | $2,818 | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 18.1M | 42.8 | 13.8% | 1.2% | $189.6M | 55.7 | 3.8% | 2.9% | 478.63 |
| 2006 | $20.9B | $2,704 | 3.8% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 17.6M | No data for this year | 18.4% | 0.9% | $59.1M | 55.3 | 3.7% | 2.0% | 522.43 |
| 2005 | $19.5B | $2,598 | 2.2% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 17.1M | No data for this year | 43.8% | -2.5% | $243.6M | 54.9 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 527.26 |