Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 16.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
16.6%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2020
All-time low
16.5%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2012–2022
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Cameroon, 2012–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture value added share of gdp in Cameroon is 16.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 17.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.7% | — |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 16.9% compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 16.9% compare
- 48 Cambodia 16.8% compare
- 50 Micronesia 16.5% compare
- 51 Angola 16.4% compare
- 52 India 16.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Cameroon?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Cameroon was 16.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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