Cameroon

Country in Africa

In brief

Exports, share of GDP: 13.1% (2025). World rank 169 of 184; in Africa, 45 of 49. Imports, share of GDP: 20.3% (2025). World rank 167 of 184; in Africa, 42 of 49. Gini index (0 = full equality): 42.2 (2021). World rank 99 of 116 (1 = best); in Africa, 22 of 27. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $32.2B → $58.9B, GDP per person $1,415 → $1,972, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $3,498 → $5,788.

Size and growth

GDP: $58.9B 2025
GDP per person: $1,972 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $5,788 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $1,860 2025
Inflation: +3.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 34 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 16.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 24.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 50.4% 2025
Unemployment: 3.6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 6.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 56.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 13.1% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 20.3% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -3.3% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 1.3% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 11.3% 2021
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 42.2 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 26.7% 2021