Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon
Cameroon: Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business was 33 Percentage of taxable income in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
33 Percentage of taxable income
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 128 countries
All-time high
38.5 Percentage of taxable income
in 2000
All-time low
33 Percentage of taxable income
in 2015
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2026, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon stood at 33 Percentage of taxable income. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon peaked at 38.5 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33 Percentage of taxable income, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 33 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5 Percentage of taxable income, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 33 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.75 Percentage of taxable income, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.75 Percentage of taxable income | 33 Percentage of taxable income | 38.5 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 Percentage of taxable income | 33 Percentage of taxable income | 33 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 4 Slovenia 22 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 4 Estonia 22 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 20.4 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 6 Latvia 20 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 6 Viet Nam 20 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 6 Brazil 34 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 7 Croatia 18 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 8 Poland 19 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 8 Moldova 12 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 8 Namibia 32 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 9 Germany 30.13 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 9 Lithuania 17 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 9 Anguilla 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 10 Benin 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Gabon 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Haiti 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Kenya 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Montserrat 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Nigeria 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Senegal 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Zambia 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Australia 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Costa Rica 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 10 Mexico 30 Percentage of taxable income compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon?
- Corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Cameroon was 33 Percentage of taxable income in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 Percentage of taxable income in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business?
- Cameroon ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2026.
- Is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business rates — Combined corporate income tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Statutory and targeted, sub-central and combined corporate income tax (CIT) rates. Targeted rates of 'small incorporated business' are on the basis of size alone (e.g. number of employees, amount of assets, turnover or taxable income) and not on the basis of expenditures or other targeting criteria. Targeted rates data are only available for OECD member countries.