Industry (including construction), value added in Cameroon
Cameroon: Industry (including construction), value added was 3.0% in 2025. β Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Cameroon, 1966β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.0% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 180.3% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Cameroon peaked at 43.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -10.4%, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 86th of 198 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 | 6.3% | 1.3% | 12.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | -3.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | -7.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.2% | -10.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -2.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -1.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 6 |
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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 industry (including construction), value added in Cameroon?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Cameroon was 3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.4% in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Cameroon ranks 86th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.