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Cameroon

Cameroon reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Cameroon ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
14thGDP$53.3bn2
21stMobile108 per 1003
22ndInternet use46.3%1
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
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Six land borders, 402 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalYaoundéLanguagesEnglish, FrenchCurrencyCentral African CFA franc · XAFArea475,442 km²

At a glance

29.9 million people, half of them under 18, in an economy of $65.1bn in 2026, growing 3.3% a year.

Cameroon’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
811
Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population29.9mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age18.2years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$2,125current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use46.3%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 2021. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
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Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
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Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
581120142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 18% above exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2023
Netherlands$1.15bnFrance$0.62bnIndia$0.48bn
Netherlands takes more of Cameroon’s goods than France and India combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2023
China$1.57bnIndia$0.96bnFrance$0.63bn
China supplies 50% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$1.2k$1.6k$2k20142024$1,830
Reported every year, including the 2022 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%4%8%201420244.5%
4.5% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 7.4% in 2023.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.5120142024$0.69bn
2.4 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2023 · top categories
Mineral fuels$2.69bnCocoa$0.86bnWood$0.48bn
Mineral fuels alone is 67% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%30%60%2014202443.4%
Up 23 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202472.0%
Up 15.2 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
50751002014202464.8
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202464.0 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
609012020142024108
More subscriptions than people since 2024.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
40%50%60%2014202455.4%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerTwo heads of state since 1960, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19602026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Paul Biya has held the office of President of Cameroon since Nov 1982. The record holds 40 current ministers and eleven junior ministers, and a Prime Minister of Cameroon.

ElectedAppointed
Paul BiyaPaul BiyaPresident of Cameroonin office since Nov 1982
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Joseph NguteJoseph NgutePrime Minister of Cameroonin office since Jan 2019
52 seats confirmed current · 53 recorded for 2025
40Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Secondary Educationpublic works ministerMinister in charge of Special Duties at the PresidencyAgriculture and Rural DevelopmentArts and CultureBasic EducationCommunicationDecentralization and Local DevelopmentEmployment and Vocational TrainingHousing and Urban DevelopmentPublic HealthSmall and Medium Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and HandicraftsState to the Minister of Basic EducationState to the Minister of Public WorksTransportFinance ministerEconomy, Planning and Regional DevelopmentEnergy and Water RessourcesForestry and WildlifePublic Service and Administrative ReformsTerritorial AdministrationState to the Minister of Defence in charge of the National GendarmerieForeign AffairsPosts and TelecommunicationsPublic WorksSocial AffairsYouth Affairs and Civic EducationState to the Minister of Secondary EducationLabour and Social SecurityLivestock, Fisheries and Animal IndustriesTourism and LeisureState to the Minister of Defence in charge of VeteransState to the Minister of Forestry and WildlifeState to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in charge of HousingWomens Empowerment and the FamilyState to the Minister of MinesHigher EducationScientific Research and InnovationEnvironment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable DevelopmentTrade
11Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
at the Presidency in charge of Public Contractsat the Presidency in charge of Relations with the AssembliesMinister of EconomyMinister of TransportProperty and Land TenureCameroonMinister of External Relations in charge of Commomwealth RelationsMinister of Financeat the Presidency in charge of Defenceat the Presidency in charge of Supreme State AuditMinister of the Environment
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Cameroon.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Cameroon
The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity72.0%202456.8%+15.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel32.0%202422.0%+10.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality64.8202492.4−27.5 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth64.0 yrs202459.1 yrs+4.8 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population55.7%202552.3%+3.4 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use46.3%202416.2%+30.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions108 / 100202477 / 100+31ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Cameroon

155 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Cameroon. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Cameroon ranks across Africa

Cameroon's position on 154 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Cameroon with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Cameroon: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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