Manufacturing, value added in Cameroon
Cameroon: Manufacturing, value added was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Cameroon stood at 14.6%.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Cameroon peaked at 17.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1979.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9.5% | — |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 12.8% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 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 manufacturing, value added in Cameroon?
- Manufacturing, value added in Cameroon was 14.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.