Annual GDP growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual GDP growth was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual GDP growth in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.5% for annual gdp growth in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual gdp growth in Cameroon peaked at 7.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 103rd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual GDP growth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -68.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +71.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +36.9% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -92.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +1184.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual GDP growth in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1184.5% | 0.3% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual gdp growth in Cameroon?
- Annual gdp growth in Cameroon was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual gdp growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual gdp growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual gdp growth?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual gdp growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual GDP growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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