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Cameroon

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 11.2%
Current prices2025
59USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.4%
Current prices2025
1,984USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
3.1%
Inflation▼ 1.1 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.4%
Government debt▼ 3.1 pp
General government, gross2025
40.4% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.5 pp
Balance2025
-3.8% of GDP
Population▲ 2.6%
Total2025
29.88million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.07.01995: 3.3%1996: 4.9%1997: 5.3%1998: 4.9%1999: 4.1%2000: 3.8%2001: 4.3%2002: 4.5%2003: 5.5%2004: 7.0%2005: 2.2%2006: 3.8%2007: 4.3%2008: 2.8%2009: 2.6%2010: 2.9%2011: 3.4%2012: 4.6%2013: 5.0%2014: 5.7%2015: 5.7%2016: 4.5%2017: 3.5%2018: 4.0%2019: 3.5%2020: 0.3%2021: 3.3%2022: 3.7%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.5%2025: 3.1%2026: 3.3% (IMF projection)2027: 3.8% (IMF projection)2028: 4.2% (IMF projection)2029: 4.3% (IMF projection)2030: 4.4% (IMF projection)2031: 4.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.025.81995: 25.8%1996: 3.9%1997: 4.8%1998: 3.2%1999: 1.8%2000: 1.2%2001: 4.5%2002: 2.8%2003: 0.6%2004: 0.3%2005: 2.0%2006: 4.9%2007: 1.1%2008: 5.3%2009: 3.0%2010: 1.3%2011: 3.0%2012: 2.4%2013: 2.1%2014: 1.9%2015: 2.7%2016: 0.9%2017: 0.6%2018: 1.1%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.5%2021: 2.3%2022: 6.3%2023: 7.4%2024: 4.5%2025: 3.4%2026: 3.5% (IMF projection)2027: 3.2% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.9% (IMF projection)2030: 2.9% (IMF projection)2031: 2.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.33.73.33.53.13.33.84.24.34.4
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.36.37.44.53.43.53.23.02.92.9
GDP, current prices USD bn45444953596569747986
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,6731,6081,7211,8301,9842,1252,1832,2942,4072,538
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD4,7945,1885,4155,5975,7835,9946,1996,4066,6366,889
General government gross debt % of GDP47.245.643.643.440.439.338.637.035.433.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.9-1.1-0.6-1.5-2.0-1.7-1.4-1.3-1.2-1.2
Current account balance % of GDP-4.0-3.4-4.1-3.3-3.8-5.1-5.8-5.1-5.0-4.3
Population million26.9227.6328.3729.1229.8830.6531.4232.2133.0133.81

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.075.92000: 76%2001: 62%2002: 57%2003: 52%2004: 52%2005: 44%2006: 18%2007: 14%2008: 11%2009: 11%2010: 14%2011: 16%2012: 15%2013: 17%2014: 21%2015: 32%2016: 32%2017: 37%2018: 38%2019: 42%2020: 45%2021: 47%2022: 46%2023: 44%2024: 43%2025: 40%2026: 39% (IMF projection)2027: 39% (IMF projection)2028: 37% (IMF projection)2029: 35% (IMF projection)2030: 33% (IMF projection)2031: 32% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-5.80.01.22000: -2.1%2001: -3.2%2002: -3.6%2003: -3.7%2004: -2.2%2005: -2.5%2006: 0.9%2007: 1.2%2008: -1.6%2009: -4.0%2010: -3.1%2011: -2.4%2012: -3.2%2013: -3.3%2014: -3.9%2015: -3.6%2016: -3.1%2017: -2.6%2018: -3.5%2019: -4.3%2020: -3.7%2021: -4.0%2022: -3.4%2023: -4.1%2024: -3.3%2025: -3.8%2026: -5.1% (IMF projection)2027: -5.8% (IMF projection)2028: -5.1% (IMF projection)2029: -5.0% (IMF projection)2030: -4.3% (IMF projection)2031: -3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199519.128.916.745.9
200516.728.015.048.2
201517.225.114.449.6
202516.824.814.650.4

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,860USD2025+21.6%
GNI, Atlas method55USD bn2025+58.7%
Exports of goods and services13.1% of GDP2025-7.9 pp
Imports of goods and services20.3% of GDP2025-4.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth64.0years2024+8.2%
Urban population55.7% of total2025+3.0 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)