Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Value added, manufacturing growth rate was 4.0% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon, 1966–2004
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon is 4.0%, measured in 2004.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 223.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 34.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 46 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 | 8.5% | 1.9% | 13.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 0.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | -1.4% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -7.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -7.21 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 14.57 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 44.50 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon?
- Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Cameroon was 4.0% in 2004, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest value added, manufacturing growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest value added, manufacturing growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for value added, manufacturing growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2004.
- Is value added, manufacturing growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Value added, manufacturing growth rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the annual rate of growth of value added in manufacturing. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2.