GDP growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP growth was 3.2% in 2025. β Volatile
GDP growth in Cameroon, 1961β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Cameroon peaked at 22.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -10.9%, in 1967.
Cameroon ranks 107th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -10.9% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | -5.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | -7.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -7.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 104 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 3.4% compare
- 105 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.4% compare
- 106 Bahamas, The 3.4% compare
- 108 Fiji, Republic of 3.2% compare
- 109 Mauritius 3.2% compare
- 110 Angola 3.1% 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0013 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 764.54 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 558.26 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0018 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7552 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,489 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Cameroon?
- Gdp growth in Cameroon was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.9% in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp growth?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.