Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cameroon, 1998–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cameroon stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 3.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1999.
Cameroon ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 7 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 14.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,097 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 618.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.22 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cameroon?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cameroon was 2.4% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.