Country profile
Cameroon
Africa · Capital: Yaoundé · Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Cameroon is a country in Africa, with its capital at Yaoundé. It has a GDP of $53.3B (2024), a population of 29.9M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,830.
- GDP
- $53.3B
- GDP per capita
- $1,830
- Population
- 29.9M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $5,788
2024 · #91 of 200
2024 · #167 of 200
2025 · #51 of 216
2025 · #150 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $53.3B2024 · #91
- GDP per capita
- $1,8302024 · #167
- GDP growth
- 3.52%2024 · #91
- Inflation
- 4.53%2024 · #123
- Unemployment
- 3.60%2025 · #61
- Population
- 29.9M2025 · #51
- GDP (PPP)
- $172.94B2025 · #84
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $5,7882025 · #150
- Gini index
- 42.22021 · #131
- Government debt
- 39.3%2026 · #56
People
- Median age
- 18.9 yrs2024 · #214
- Fertility rate
- 4.3 children/woman2024 · #17
- Urbanization
- 55.7%2025 · #142
- Net migration
- −15,379/yr2025 · #165
- Life expectancy
- 64.0 yrs2024 · #193
- HDI
- 0.5882023 · #155
- Homicide rate
- 6.8 per 100k2022 · #129
Money
- Corporate tax
- 31.5%2024 · #25
- Top income tax
- 35%2024 · #58
Figures
- Internet users
- 46.3%2024 · #149
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.4 t2024 · #169
- Area
- 475,442 km²#55
- Population density
- 63 /km²2025 · #140
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 49 destinations2026 · #166
- Corruption index
- 26/1002024 · #141
- Military spending
- 1.0%2024 · #104
- Renewable energy
- 79.2%2021 · #19
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Cameroon.
- 1Société Nationale des HydrocarburesPetroleum industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$1.28B
- 2Enéo CameroonRevenue · ~$513.21M
- 3Africa processing companyRevenue · 2025 · ~$0