Country

Cameroon

Cameroon in figures

GDP growth
3.5%
2025 · 2026 : 3.2% (projection)
Inflation
3.5%
2025 · 2026 : 3.4% (projection)
Public debt
40.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 40.1% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-2.1%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -2.2% (projection)
Current account balance
-3.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -4.8% (projection)
Nominal GDP
59.2 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 64.8 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,980 USD
2025 · 2026 : 2,115 USD (projection)
Population
29.9 million
2025

Cameroon: real GDP growth

In %

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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	Observed or estimated	IMF projection
2015	5.7	–
2016	4.5	–
2017	3.5	–
2018	4	–
2019	3.5	–
2020	0.3	–
2021	3.3	–
2022	3.7	–
2023	3.3	–
2024	3.5	–
2025	3.5	3.5
2026	–	3.2
2027	–	3.6
2028	–	4.1
2029	–	4.2
2030	–	4.3
2031	–	4.4

Cameroon: inflation

In %

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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	Observed or estimated	IMF projection
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	3.5	3.5
2026	–	3.4
2027	–	4.3
2028	–	3.3
2029	–	3
2030	–	2.9
2031	–	2.8

Access to electricity: 72% (2024)
Internet users: 46% (2024)
Foreign direct investment: +1.0% (2025)
Personal remittances: 1.3% (2024)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.