Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.3% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Cameroon peaked at 11.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 138th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -47.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -67.1% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +230.7% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +230.7% | 3.3% | 11.0% |
| 2001 | +83.0% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
| 2000 | -67.1% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| 1994 | -47.2% | 7.5% | 4.0% |
| 1999 | -37.9% | 8.9% | 5.5% |
| 2010 | -38.1% | 7.3% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 1.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Cameroon?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Cameroon was 4.3% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Cameroon ranks 138th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing