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Cameroon vs Kenya

Cameroon and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$65.14B vs $147.27BCameroon vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$2,125 vs $2,714Cameroon vs Kenya
Population29.88M vs 57.53MCameroon vs Kenya

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Indicator Cameroon KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$65.14B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,125$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy3.5%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy4.5%8.8%2025/2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-1.7%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.6%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy39.3%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-4.25B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.3%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,860$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,700$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$172.94B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.8%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.8%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.6%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy50.4%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy19.3%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$690.15M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.3%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$5.06B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy14.1%31.8%2019/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy11.3%14.1%2021/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy65.2%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy56.6%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy42.238.52021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy26.7%45.5%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy60.9%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy23.2%27.8%2021/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy33.4%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.8%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$437M$1.76B2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.02M2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$925.28M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.7%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy6.4%16.7%2021/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy28.936.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy5.5%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.4%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$33$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy—13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.5%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy41.9%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy14.6%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy43.5%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy67.6%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy75.8%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.4%7.1%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.24.52020/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy5.16.42020/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy0.6%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.2%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy41.3%65.5%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy74%90.1%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.71B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$11.96B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7780.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3760.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade18.516.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade54.1%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.8%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.1%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.1%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.3%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5880.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5580.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3610.4562023
PopulationDemographics29.88M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.263.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.3%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.7%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics65.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics32.426.62026
Death RateDemographics6.817.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.62-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.2 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth40.234.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.5%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.6%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.140.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth10.628.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.3%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth67.7%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth—35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth258.2378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth67.239.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth25.221.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1322072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth75%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth—5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.9%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.651.332016/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth19.3%62.5%2018/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth69%70.2%2018/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.662.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth105.454.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$79$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.7%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.7%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth87%92.8%2018/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare27.2%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.3%4.5%2018/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare61.9%76%2018/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.8%12.5%2018/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare11%3.4%2018/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation16.7%10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation72.6%82.2%2018/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.9%93.2%2018/2014
Primary Completion RateEducation74%90.8%2018/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.2%86.6%2018/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation96.2%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.9%95.6%2023/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation35.2%62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation23%65%2018/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation72.3%100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.8%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security4.8%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.75M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture20.9%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture107.8112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture6.66M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture29.77K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture320K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.2M t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture100K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.2M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture345.58K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture615.64 t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,833 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,160 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,337 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.9M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance6.84.92022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.260.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1140.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.9390.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.22-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.8-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.25-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.56-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.73-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.24-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian408.61K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian1M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.55K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology46.3%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology108.2126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology75.4%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology2.132022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology5.7%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology80.5%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology17.2%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure331.03K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure32.7%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.5K MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy89.6 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.4K MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.2%67.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy226 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy22%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy27.5 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy42.7%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.6%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy72%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy26.9%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy7.3 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy226 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,252 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.35 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate61.9%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate42.7%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.4%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate55.6 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cameroon or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $65.14B for Cameroon versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Cameroon and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Cameroon and Kenya on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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