International statistics Basic indicators: Cameroon

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022472,710
GDP, current prices bn US$202452.8
GDP per capita, current prices US$20241,801
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20244.5
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202317.3
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202325.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202350.2
Population 1,000202328,372.7
Population, female % of total202350.2
Population density inhab. per km2202258
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202341.8
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20232.8
Fertility rate, total births per woman20234.32
Life expectancy at birth - men years202361.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202365.9
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20221
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants201626
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202341
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number2023157
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202342
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20231,469
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20232.8
Labour force participation rate %202465.2
Labour force 1,000202411,119
Self-employed persons %202369.5
Unemployment rate %20243.5
Youth unemployment rate %20246.2
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202153.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,690
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002014137.0
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002014135.6
Agricultural land % of land area202220.6
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202216.4
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area202242.8
Import of goods, total bn US$20217.0
Export of goods, total bn US$20214.3
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2021217.0
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202151.3
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202316.6
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201930
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.03
Rail route length km2021884
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022384
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.38
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20232
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20223.2
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202396.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202341.9
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20222.1
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202324.5

As at 22 May 2025

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