Economy - overview:
Because of its modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it faces many of the serious problems confronting other underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF is pressing for more reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. Subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel have strained the budget. Cameroon has several large infrastructure projects under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. It also recently opened a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon must attract more investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, but its business environment is a deterrent to foreign investment.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): Gross national saving: GDP - composition, by end use:
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation:
Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Distribution of family income - Gini index: Budget:
Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Fiscal year: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Cameroon on this page is re-published from the 2015 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cameroon Economy 2015 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cameroon Economy 2015 should be addressed to the CIA.
$53.16 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
note:
data are in 2013 US dollars
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$27.88 billion (2013 est.)
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4.6% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]
$2,400 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
note:
data are in 2013 US dollars
[see also: GDP - per capita country ranks ]
21.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Gross national saving country ranks ]
household consumption:
65.6%
government consumption:
16%
investment in fixed capital:
21.7%
investment in inventories:
0%
exports of goods and services:
31.7%
imports of goods and services:
-35%
agriculture:
20.6%
industry:
27.3%
services:
52.1% (2013 est.)
coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, cassava (manioc, tapioca); livestock; timber
petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair
4.1% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
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8.426 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
agriculture:
70%
industry:
13%
services:
17% (2001 est.)
30% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Unemployment rate country ranks ]
48% (2000 est.)
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]
lowest 10%:
2.3%
highest 10%:
35.4% (2001)
44.6 (2001)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
revenues:
$5.089 billion
expenditures:
$6.28 billion (2013 est.)
18.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
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-4.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) country ranks ]
16.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]
1 July - 30 June
2.6% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]
4.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]
14% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]
$3.764 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ]
$6.195 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$2.898 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]
$230 million (31 December 2012 est.)
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]
-$1.461 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]
$6.002 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
China 15.2%, Netherlands 9.7%, Spain 9.1%, India 8.6%, Portugal 8.1%, Italy 6%, US 5.5%, France 4% (2012)
$6.795 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food
China 18.7%, France 14.9%, Nigeria 12.3%, Belgium 5.2%, US 4.4%, India 4.2% (2012)
$3.353 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]
$3.455 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
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