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Cameroon · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Cameroon

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Yaounde Lower middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i CMR · CM
NationsTree Index 2025 i26.3172nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.9 msee ranking Military strength i45percentile
Population i29.9 m51st of 217 Area i475,442 km²55th of 216 GDP i$58.93 bn92nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$172.94 bn intl.85th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$5,788 intl.162nd of 199 Life expectancy i64.0 years194th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i16
Strength · trunk i58
Quality of life · crown i14
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i28
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i18
CSV

In short

Cameroon is 172nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 26.3 out of 100; its tree is 6.9 m tall.

It has 29.9 million people and an economy of $172.94 bn at purchasing power parity, 85th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (19th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (35th of 203) and Renewable freshwater per person (45th of 183).

Its weakest positions: Air pollution (PM2.5) (191st of 200), Secondary enrolment (160th of 173) and Under-5 mortality (181st of 196).

Over five years it fell from 154th to 172nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 475,442 55th/216
Land area ikm² 472,710 52nd/216
Population ipeople 29.9 m 51st/217
Population growth i% 2.56% 22nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 61.6 143rd/216
Urban population i% 55.7% 142nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 41.1% 16th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.8% 200th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $58.93 bn 92nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $172.94 bn 85th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $147.78 bn 84th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,972 176th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $5,788 162nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,860 168th/201
GDP growth i% 3.2% 106th/210
Inflation i% 3.4% 101st/180
Unemployment i% 3.6% 61st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 79.5%1999
General government gross debt i% of GDP 40.5% 63rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.1% 79th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.8% 43rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 24.8% 90th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 14.6% 47th/192
Services i% of GDP 50.4% 143rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $7.71 bn 117th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $11.96 bn 117th/182
Exports i% of GDP 13.1% 168th/183
Imports i% of GDP 20.3% 166th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 33.4% 175th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 54.1% 22nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 6.0% 145th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 22.8% 65th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2% 102nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.1% 129th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.8% 127th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 144th/196

Natural resources

72
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 5.5% 68th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 2.36% 36th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.58% 36th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.58% 29th/209
Arable land i% of land area 13.1% 81st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 9,880 45th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.0 m 97th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $437.0 m 100th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 7.1% 73rd/168

Society & health

15
Life expectancy iyears 64.0 194th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 64.8 181st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.14 158th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.72016
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 77% 153rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 30.3%2018
Secondary enrolment i% gross 44.8% 160th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 12.7% 47th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.0% 200th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.6% 136th/193
Adult literacy i% 72.6%2018
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 16.7% 126th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.588 155th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 42.2 92nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 26.7% 92nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 72.0% 176th/215
Internet users i% of population 46.3% 152nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 108 125th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 2.1 157th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 884 68th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 331,025 122nd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.35 35th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 79.2% 19th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 55.6 191st/200
Forest area i% of land area 40.7% 78th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 330 139th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 36.1 165th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 23.7 180th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 39.0 178th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 36.0 190th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 41.9 162nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 34.7 169th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.8 106th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $627.5 m 95th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.1% 110th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.5% 53rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 34,000 85th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.34% 141st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 144th/163

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 1,547 78th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cameroon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cameroon. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cameroon — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cameroon. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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