Gross capital formation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross capital formation was 10.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Cameroon stood at 10.1%.
The figure is up 227.8% on the previous year and up 366.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Cameroon peaked at 47.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -27.7%, in 1988.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 168 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.
Gross capital formation in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7% | — |
| 1962 | 5.5% | +104.5% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +62.9% |
| 1965 | 38.7% | +353.1% |
| 1966 | 20.7% | -46.6% |
| 1967 | -10.2% | -149.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -108.5% |
| 1969 | -4.6% | -629.3% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | -804.2% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | -31.1% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -67.9% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | -8.3% | -222.5% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | -304.1% |
| 1976 | -7.3% | -143.0% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | -613.3% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | +28.4% |
| 1979 | -4.2% | -108.8% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | -361.8% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | +314.2% |
| 1982 | -4.0% | -108.8% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -321.7% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | +35.9% |
| 1986 | -1.6% | -114.0% |
| 1987 | -13.4% | +720.0% |
| 1988 | -27.7% | +107.3% |
| 1989 | -22.0% | -20.7% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -107.0% |
| 1991 | -6.2% | -500.8% |
| 1992 | -15.7% | +153.7% |
| 1993 | -8.0% | -48.9% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -300.9% |
| 1995 | -2.5% | -115.3% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -261.2% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +212.6% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -89.9% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +183.7% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | -6.4% | -184.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -315.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -88.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +593.3% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -112.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -820.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +266.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | -3.8% | -129.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -401.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -89.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +380.4% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +74.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +43.5% |
| 2021 | -17.1% | -217.1% |
| 2022 | -5.0% | -70.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -384.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -78.4% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +227.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | -10.2% | 38.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | -8.3% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -27.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -15.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -6.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | -3.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -17.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 449.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 886,423 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Cameroon?
- Gross capital formation in Cameroon was 10.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.7% in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross capital formation?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.7%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.