Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Cameroon: key statistics
Cameroon has 29.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,972. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc XAF
- Languages
- French, English
- ISO codes
- CMCMR
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Chad
Population29.9m2025 · rank 51 of 217GDP$58.9bn2025 · rank 93 of 211GDP per capita$1,9722025 · rank 177 of 211Life expectancy64.0 yrs2024 · rank 194 of 217Internet users46.3%2024 · rank 152 of 188Fertility4.262024 · rank 17 of 217CO₂ per person0.35 t2024 · rank 169 of 203Inflation3.4%2025 · rank 80 of 180
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Cameroon, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Cameroon by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 29.9m | 2025 | 51/217 | 14/48 | +31% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.56% | 2025 | 22/217 | 13/48 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 55.7% | 2025 | 142/217 | 15/48 | +3.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.26 | 2024 | 17/217 | 15/48 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.8% | 2025 | 200/217 | 36/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 41.1% | 2025 | 16/217 | 15/48 | −2.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 61.6 | 2024 | 143/216 | 26/48 | +32% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 33.3 | 2024 | 15/217 | 13/48 | −11% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2024 | 55/216 | 21/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $58.9bn | 2025 | 93/211 | 12/46 | +83% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,972 | 2025 | 177/211 | 19/46 | +39% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $5,788 | 2025 | 162/199 | 19/46 | +65% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,860 | 2025 | 168/201 | 19/46 | +22% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 106/210 | 31/46 | −2.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.6% | 2025 | 164/210 | 35/46 | −1.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 16.8% | 2025 | 43/198 | 29/45 | −0.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.8% | 2025 | 90/201 | 22/45 | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.4% | 2025 | 144/201 | 19/45 | +0.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.3% | 2025 | 128/175 | 26/43 | +1.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.5% | 2024 | 120/163 | 26/39 | +0.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.4% | 2025 | 80/180 | 24/44 | +0.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 31/210 | 14/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Government debt | 79.5% | 1999 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 11.3% | 2021 | 112/142 | 22/32 | +1.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 12.4% | 2021 | 130/142 | 25/32 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 31.3% | 2024 | 87/119 | 32/43 | +15.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.06% | 2025 | 110/156 | 29/45 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 13.1% | 2025 | 169/184 | 39/43 | −7.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 20.3% | 2025 | 167/184 | 36/43 | −4.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 33.4% | 2025 | 176/184 | 42/43 | −12.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.3% | 2024 | 113/185 | 20/42 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.0% | 2025 | 144/197 | 39/46 | −1.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.3% | 2024 | 113/178 | 31/41 | +0.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.0m | 2019 | 97/196 | 10/42 | +105% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 2025 | 127/187 | 29/47 | +0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 6.5% | 2025 | 150/187 | 29/47 | +0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 65.2% | 2025 | 57/187 | 22/47 | −6.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 56.6% | 2025 | 71/187 | 26/47 | −9.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $940m | 2023 | 46/145 | 24/48 | +25% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.0% | 2023 | 77/139 | 39/47 | −0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $33.1 | 2023 | 104/145 | 42/48 | −5.7% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 26.7% | 2021 | 29/151 | 29/44 | −9.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 41.3% | 2021 | 33/151 | 30/44 | −12.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 37.7% | 2021 | 34/145 | 29/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 42.2 | 2021 | 29/151 | 15/44 | −1.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 4.9% | 2024 | 82/167 | 42/44 | +0.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 33.9% | 2025 | 52/190 | 12/46 | +2.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 72.6% | 2018 | 110/141 | 18/41 | +1.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 66.2% | 2018 | 113/147 | 17/41 | +3.1 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 114.4% | 2024 | 21/191 | 10/41 | −0.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 44.8% | 2023 | 161/176 | 20/34 | −10.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 16.7% | 2024 | 136/172 | 8/34 | −0.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 75.3% | 2024 | 140/168 | 16/36 | +0.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 44.8 | 2018 | 11/173 | 10/40 | −2.6% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.8% | 2023 | 150/184 | 29/43 | +0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.0 yrs | 2024 | 194/217 | 26/48 | +8.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 40.2 | 2024 | 26/196 | 23/48 | −27% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 64.8 | 2024 | 16/196 | 16/48 | −30% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 258 | 2023 | 27/194 | 24/48 | −45% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.6% | 2023 | 136/193 | 23/48 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $79.1 | 2023 | 155/193 | 19/48 | +38% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.14 | 2022 | 164/180 | 32/46 | +49% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 71% | 2024 | 167/193 | 33/48 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 2.5% | 2024 | 15/153 | 15/44 | −1.6 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 28.9% | 2018 | 31/154 | 21/46 | −8.7 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 71.4% | 2024 | 184/206 | 25/46 | +5.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 47.1% | 2024 | 173/203 | 20/46 | +4.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 46.3% | 2024 | 152/188 | 16/46 | +30.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 108.2 | 2024 | 125/210 | 20/48 | +40% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 2.1 | 2022 | 157/208 | 12/48 | +3,099% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 72.0% | 2024 | 176/215 | 14/48 | +15.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 32.0% | 2024 | 152/192 | 19/48 | +10.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.35 t | 2024 | 169/203 | 25/47 | −12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 79.2% | 2021 | 19/212 | 17/48 | +0.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 65.8% | 2021 | 44/206 | 16/48 | −8.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 40.7% | 2024 | 78/214 | 15/48 | −3.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 13.1% | 2024 | 81/206 | 23/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.4% | 2022 | 165/177 | 39/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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