Services, value added (% of GDP) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 50.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 50.4% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Cameroon peaked at 53.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 47.0% | — |
| 1966 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 52.6% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 52.7% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | -0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 50.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 50.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 47.0% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 48.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 35.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 44.7% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 45.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 49.4% | 51.8% | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Cameroon?
- Services, value added in Cameroon was 50.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for services, value added?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.