CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE HTML><html lang=en><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>Cameroon: country data and statistics</title><link rel=preconnect href="https://js.worlddata.info"><link rel=dns-prefetch href="https://js.worlddata.info"><link rel=preconnect href="https://cdn.worlddata.info"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://cdn.worlddata.info"><link rel=alternate hreflang=de href="https://www.laenderdaten.info/Afrika/Kamerun/index.php"><link rel=alternate hreflang=en href="https://www.worlddata.info/africa/cameroon/index.php"><link rel=alternate hreflang=es href="https://www.datosmundial.com/africa/camerun/index.php"><link rel=alternate hreflang=pt-BR href="https://www.dadosmundiais.com/africa/camaroes/index.php"><link rel=alternate hreflang=fr href="https://www.donneesmondiales.com/afrique/cameroun/index.php"><link rel=canonical id=canonical href="https://www.worlddata.info/africa/cameroon/index.php"><meta name=description content="Cameroon in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate and more data and comparisons with other countries."><meta name=robots content="index,follow,max-image-preview:large"><meta name=HandheldFriendly content=true><meta name=MobileOptimized content=360><meta name=viewport content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1,user-scalable=yes"><meta name="theme-color" content="#00405D" media="(prefers-color-scheme:light)"><meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" media="(prefers-color-scheme:dark)"><link rel=icon type="image/png" sizes="16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48 64x64" href="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/favs/64x64.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72 76x76 114x114 120x120 144x144 152x152 180x180 192x192" href="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/favs/192x192.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/favs/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"><link rel=stylesheet href="//cdn.worlddata.info/css/footer12-en.css" media=print onload="this.media='all'"><meta property="og:title" content="Cameroon: country data and statistics"><meta property="og:description" content="Cameroon in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate and more data and comparisons with other countries."><meta property="og:type" content=website><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.worlddata.info/africa/cameroon/index.php"><meta property="og:locale" content=en_US><meta property="og:site_name" content="Worlddata.info"><meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn.worlddata.info/pics/flags3d/CMR.png"><meta property="og:image:width" content=215><meta property="og:image:height" content=136><meta name="twitter:image" content="https://cdn.worlddata.info/pics/flags3d/CMR.png"><meta name="twitter:title" content="Cameroon: country data and statistics"><meta name="twitter:card" content=summary><meta name="twitter:description" content="Cameroon in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate and more data and comparisons with other countries."><script defer src="//js.worlddata.info/public28-en.js"></script><style>html,body{background-color:#DBD7D0;margin:0;font-size:9pt;color:#000;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto;line-height:135%}#outer-wrap{position:relative;max-width:990px;margin:0 auto;background-color:#fff}header{padding:80px 0 0 0;background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#fff 25%,#e2e2e2)}#navbar{height:13px}#sitetitle{float:left;width:300px;height:35px;text-align:left;padding-left:10px;margin-top:-5px}#topnav a,abbr{text-decoration:none !important}img,table,#searchgo{border:0}#intro1{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:auto;box-sizing:border-box;color:#fff;padding:0}#intro3{position:relative;background-color:rgba(0,70,99,.75);padding:4% 4% 40px 4%;text-align:left;box-sizing:border-box}#intro3 .floater{padding-bottom:7px}#intro1 a{color:#0ff}#blurbg{position:absolute;top:-20px;left:-20px;right:-20px;bottom:-20px;overflow:hidden;background-position:center center;background-size:cover;filter:blur(3px)}#blurbg.satellite{filter:blur(0px)}#intro3.satellite{background-color:rgba(0,40,40,.7)}.boxwhite{background-color:#fff;padding:30px}.greybg{background-color:#eee}.clear{clear:both}.br3{height:3em}a.langh{padding-left:22px}.center,tr.center th,tr.center td,div.map{text-align:center}.left,tr.left th:not(.right),tr.left td:not(.right){text-align:left !important}.right,tr.right th:not(.left),tr.right td:not(.left){text-align:right}.top,tr.top th:not(.bottom),tr.top td:not(.bottom){vertical-align:top}.bottom,tr.bottom th:not(.top),tr.bottom td:not(.top){vertical-align:bottom}img.right{float:right}img.deko{display:none;max-width:340px;height:auto;float:left;box-shadow:3px 3px 6px #000;margin:0 50px 30px 0}.floater{overflow:hidden}a{color:#3B45BA}h1{font-size:25pt;margin-top:0;font-weight:normal;line-height:30pt;text-shadow:2px 2px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}h2,.h2{font-size:16pt;color:#0D1656;line-height:160%;font-weight:normal}h3,.h3{font-size:13pt;color:#0D1656;line-height:140%;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:10px}.nowrap{white-space:nowrap}img.graph,picture.graph{max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto}br.br3{display:block;margin-bottom:3em;content:' '}a.btn,input.btn,button.btn{background-color:#666;color:#fff !important;padding:3px 20px 3px 20px;border:0;border-radius:9px;cursor:pointer;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}#intro1 .btn{background-color:#fff;color:#3B45BA !important}.boxwhite .btn{color:#3B45BA;font-weight:bold}.adtg{min-height:3px;text-align:center}div.hrz,div.bbd{display:block;width:auto;min-width:728px;min-height:90px;margin:5px auto 10px auto}div.bbd{min-width:970px;min-height:325px;margin:0}.cad,.cad-right,.sky{display:block;min-width:300px}ins.adsbygoogle{display:block;margin:0 auto}#menubtn,#searchbtn{font-size:34px;color:#000;margin-right:10px;float:right;width:auto;display:inline-block;cursor:pointer}#searchbtn{font-size:20px;margin-right:18px;filter:grayscale(1)}#sff{display:block;width:auto;padding:1px 1px 0 2px;border:1px solid #02968C;border-radius:5px;float:right;box-sizing:border-box}div.stpd_cmp div.stpd_cmp_wrapper{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.5) !important;z-index:2147483640 !important}#cmpds{background-color:#fff;padding:5px;position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:2147483645}@media (max-width:630px){html,body{font-size:11pt}main{margin-top:55px}table.std100 tr>*{font-size:10pt}header{display:block;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:23px;padding:16px 7px;z-index:998;background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#fff,#e2e2e2);transition:top .5s ease-in-out}#sitetitle{width:240px;height:28px;padding-left:0;margin-bottom:5px}#langsel{border-bottom:1px solid #60A0BD;padding:15px 0;margin-bottom:15px}.ab630,#navbar,#sbtncl{display:none}#topnav{display:block;position:fixed;top:0;bottom:0;left:100%;width:250px;padding:10px;background-color:#ddd;z-index:999;overflow-y:auto;transition:all .2s ease}.boxwhite{padding:10px 4% 30px 4%}h1{font-size:20pt}.cad,.cad-right,.cad-fix,.bbd{min-height:100px}div.cad-right{float:none;margin:10px 0 10px 0}div.hrz{min-width:auto;min-height:50px}div.bbd{min-width:auto;min-height:305px}}@media (max-width:380px){.boxwhite{padding:10px 2% 30px 2%}}@media (min-width:631px){#outer-wrap{box-shadow:0 0 30px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}#langsel, #sfd, #searchcombo{position:absolute;top:15px;right:15px;z-index:1000;text-align:left}#langsel{left:5px;right:unset}a.langh{font-size:8pt;color:#333;margin:0 7px;opacity:.6}#menubtn,.no-desktop,#topnav .subtitle,#searchbtn,#searchcombo,#sbtncl{display:none}#topnav{display:inline-block;width:440px;float:right;text-align:left;padding-top:15px}#topnav a{float:left;width:73px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;padding-bottom:3px}#topnav a.eu{width:83px}#topnav a.am{width:95px}#topnav a.oz{width:100px}img.deko{display:block}#intro3{min-height:423px;padding-bottom:25px}.cad,.cad-right,.cad-fix{min-height:250px;max-width:336px}.cad-right+h2{margin-top:-5px}.cad-right{float:right;width:300px;margin:0 0 10px 20px}#lng_hnt{position:fixed}#sff #searchcombo{top:40px;right:0;width:auto;min-width:270px;box-shadow:5px 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.5);font-size:.9em;padding:7px}#sff #searcht{width:200px;height:20px;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;outline:none;border:0}}@media (max-width:800px){img.deko{max-width:250px;margin:0 30px 20px 0}}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html,body,#sfd{background-color:#414141;color:#fff}#outer-wrap,.boxwhite{background-color:#000}header{background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000 30%,#333)}a{color:#31E5DB}h2,.h2,h3,.h3{color:#84D8F6}.greybg{background-color:#222}#intro3{background-color:rgba(0,37,48,.77)}div#intro2,#intro3.satellite{background-color:rgba(0,25,25,.77)}#sitetitle{filter:brightness(4) saturate(.7)}#menubtn{color:#fff}#searchbtn{color:#000;filter:grayscale(1) invert(1) brightness(2)}.greybg #localtime_hour,.greybg #localtime_day,.greybg div.currency{color:#fff}#main #country_b2{background-color:#222}#population .tabs-lr>div{border-bottom:1px solid #444}div.currency{color:#fff}img.pyramid{filter:brightness(1.7)}}img.pngshadow{width:215px;height:136px;filter:drop-shadow(7px 7px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.8));display:block;margin:0 auto}.indent{float:left;width:140px}.i1,.i2{width:50%;float:left}.i2 .indent{width:110px}.topmap{overflow:hidden;text-align:center;max-width:100%;padding-top:50px;border:1px solid red}#posmap{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:0 auto;margin-top:40px}.morepages a{display:block;width:220px;line-height:170%;float:left;padding-left:10px;margin-top:3px}.morepages a::before{display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;content:'› ';margin-left:-12px;width:10px}.timelinks a.btn{margin:8px;display:inline-block}#localtime_box{padding:5px;text-align:center}#localtime_hour{font-size:24pt;line-height:24pt;color:#0D1656;margin:5px 0}#localtime_day{font-size:14pt;color:#0D1656}#population{display:grid;grid-gap:15px 3%;grid-template-columns:31.3% 31.3% 31.3%}#population h2{margin-top:0}.tabs-lr>div{text-align:right;padding:5px 1px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd}.tabs-lr>div>*{float:left}ul.list a:not(.moreregions>a.region){display:inline-block;min-width:200px;margin:1px 0}ul.list div.moreregions{font-weight:normal}.higher{line-height:160%}.cgrey{background-color:#ccc}@media (max-width:900px){#population{grid-gap:15px 4%;grid-template-columns:48% 48%}#population div:nth-of-type(3){grid-column-start:1;grid-column-end:3}}@media (max-width:570px){.morepages a{width:47%;margin:5px 0}.tabs-lr>div{padding:6px 1px}#population{display:block}ul.list a{padding:1px}}@media (max-width:500px){.i2 .indent{width:110px;text-align:right}.i1,.i2,.topmap{width:100%;float:none;text-align:left;text-align:center}img.pngshadow{width:180px;height:114px;margin:0 auto 15px auto}}</style></head><body data-page="Africa:Cameroon:CountryIndex" data-nfcp="414" data-country="CMR"><div id=outer-wrap><header><nav id=menubtn onclick="toggleNav('topnav');">☰</nav><nav id=searchbtn onclick="toggleClass('sff','visi')">🔎︎<div id=sbtncl>x</div></nav><a href="/"><img id=sitetitle src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/logo-en750.png" width=300 height=35 alt="Worlddata.info"></a><nav id=topnav class=sidenav data-navbardefault=240><div class=subtitle><b id=navclose onclick="toggleNav('topnav');">✕</b> Countries in...</div><a class=am href="/america/index.php" data-navbar=478>Americas</a><a class=eu href="/europe/index.php" data-navbar=392>Europe</a><a class=as href="/asia/index.php" data-navbar=310>Asia</a><a class=af href="/africa/index.php" data-navbar=240>Africa</a><a class=oz href="/oceania/index.php" data-navbar=155>Oceania</a><div class=no-desktop><div class=subtitle>Geography</div><a href="/the-largest-countries.php">Largest countries</a><a href="/highest-mountains.php">Highest mountains</a><a href="/capital-cities.php">Capital cities</a><a href="/megacities.php">Megacities</a><a href="/biggest-airports.php">Biggest airports</a><a href="/timezones/">Timezones</a><div class=subtitle>Population</div><a href="/populationgrowth.php">Population growth</a><a href="/population-density.php">Population density</a><a href="/average-bodyheight.php">Average body heights</a><a href="/life-expectancy.php">Life expectancy</a><a href="/iq-by-country.php">IQ by country</a><a href="/quality-of-life.php">Quality of life</a><a href="/languages/">Languages</a><a href="/religions/">Religions</a><a href="/refugees-by-country.php">Refugees</a><div class=subtitle>Economy</div><a href="/richest-countries.php">Richest countries</a><a href="/inflation.php">Inflation</a><a href="/unemployment-rates.php">Unemployment rates</a><a href="/average-income.php">Average income</a><a href="/income-taxes.php">Income taxes</a><a href="/cost-of-living.php">Cost of living</a><a href="/tourism.php">Top travel countries</a><a href="/corruption.php">Corruption</a><a href="/tax-havens.php">Tax havens</a><a href="/trade-agreements/">Trade agreements</a><a href="/currencies/">Currencies</a><div class=subtitle>Climate + Nature</div><a href="/earthquakes.php">Earthquakes</a><a href="/volcanoes.php">Volcanoes</a><a href="/cyclones.php">Cyclones</a><a href="/global-warming.php">Global warming</a><a href="/greenhouse-gas-by-country.php">CO2 emissions</a><a href="/climate-comparison.php">Climate comparison</a></div></nav><div class=clear id=navbar data-pos="-240" style="background-position:-240px 0px;"></div></header><main id=main><div id=intro1><div id=blurbg style="background-image:url(//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/flags-bg/CMR.jpg);"></div><div id=intro3 style="padding-bottom:0;"><div class=i1><h1>Cameroon</h1> Presidential republic<br><br></div><img class=pngshadow src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/flags3d/CMR.png" width=215 height=136 alt="Cameroon"><div class=clear></div><div class=i2><div class=indent>Official:</div><div class=floater>Republic of Cameroon</div><div class=indent>Local name:</div><div class=floater>Cameroun / Cameroon</div><div class=indent>Region:</div><div class=floater>Central Africa</div><div class=indent>Surface area:</div><div class=floater>475,440 km²</div><div class=indent>Capital:</div><div class=floater>Yaounde</div></div><img id=posmap src="//cdn.worlddata.info/maps/locator/cameroon.png" width=360 height=167 alt="Cameroon on the world map"><br><div class=clear></div></div></div><div class=boxwhite><h2>Geography</h2>Cameroon is a country in Central Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. The land has a total area of 475,440 km² (183,568 mi²) and a total coastline of 402 km (249.8 mi). This land area is approximately 118% of the area of California. Cameroon is thus the 24th biggest country in Africa and in terms of area ranked 54th worldwide. More than half of all residents (59%) live within cities. Every tenth inhabitant lives in Douala alone.<p>Cameroon lies at an average elevation of 667 meters above sea level. The highest mountain peak (Fako) is at 4,095 meters. The country has about 10 <a href="/islands-by-country.php" title="countries with the most islands">islands</a>. There are direct national borders with the six neighboring countries <a href="/africa/central-african-republic/index.php">Central Africa</a>, <a href="/africa/chad/index.php">Chad</a>, <a href="/africa/congo-brazzaville/index.php">Congo</a>, <a href="/africa/equatorial-guinea/index.php">Equatorial Guinea</a>, <a href="/africa/gabon/index.php">Gabon</a> and <a href="/africa/nigeria/index.php">Nigeria</a>. The distance between New York City and the Capital Yaounde is about 9,360 km (5,816 mi).</div><div class="adtg bbd" id="adtg-1" data-gptfrmt="bbd" ><ins id=ags1 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="2913722277" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="boxwhite cgrey"><b>On further pages:</b><nav class=morepages><a href="sunset.php">Sunrise + Sunset</a><a href="timezones.php">Time zones</a><a href="climate.php">Climate</a><a href="tourism.php">Tourism</a><a href="airports.php">Airports</a><a href="transport.php">Infrastructure + Transport</a><a href="economy.php">Economy</a><a href="inflation-rates.php">Inflation Rates</a><a href="energy-consumption.php">Energy consumption</a><a href="telecommunication.php">Mobile + Internet</a><a href="asylum.php">Refugees</a><a href="health.php">Healthcare system</a><a href="/country-comparison.php?country1=CMR&country2=USA">Comparison with the USA</a></nav><div class=clear></div></div><div class="boxwhite greybg center timelinks"><div id=localtime_box data-utc="1" data-city="Douala">Current time in Cameroon:<div id=localtime_hour>00:00</div><div id=localtime_day>February 2025</div><br>The countrywide time in Cameroon is <a href="/timezones/wat-west-africa-time.php">West Africa Time (WAT)</a><span id=timedif>, which is currently 6 hours ahead of New York</span>. As in many countries, there is no daylight savings time in Cameroon. Related to Greenwich Mean Time, there's the same difference of 1 hours all over the year.</div><a class=btn style="width:150px;" href="timezones.php" title="Time zones in Cameroon">Time zones</a><a class=btn href="sunset.php" title="Sunrise and sunset in Cameroon">Sunrise + Sunset</a></div><div id=population class=boxwhite><div><h2>Population</h2><div class=tabs-lr><div><a href="populationgrowth.php" title="Population growth Cameroon">Population:</a>28,373,000</div><div><a href="/population-density.php">Population per km²:</a>59.68</div><div><a href="/life-expectancy.php">Life expectancy males:</a>Ø 59.4 years</div><div><div>Life expectancy females:</div>Ø 62.6 years</div><div><div>Birth rate:</div>34.9 ‰</div><div><div>Death rate:</div>8.2 ‰</div><div><div>Males/Females:</div>49.9% : 50.1%</div></div></div><div class=center><h2>Population pyramid</h2><img src="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/population/pyramid-cameroon.png" class=agepyr loading=lazy width=265 height=200 style="aspect-ratio:265/200;" alt="Population pyramid Cameroon 2023"></div><div><div class="adtg cad-fix" id="adtg-2" data-gptfrmt="cad-fix" data-asfrmt="rectangle" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px;"><ins id=ags2 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="7665770327" data-ad-format="rectangle" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div></div></div><div class="boxwhite center greybg">The currency in Cameroon is <span class=nowrap>the <a href="/currencies/cfa-franc.php">CFA-Franc BEAC (XAF)</a>.</span><br>1 Cfa-franc beac is divided into 100 Centimes.<br>Status: 02/21/2025<br><div class=currency>1 US dollar = 625.50 Cfa-franc beacs<br>1000 Cfa-franc beacs = 1.60 US dollar</div></div><div class=boxwhite><h2>Climate in Cameroon</h2>In Cameroon, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lower. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 28 and 34 degrees. In some parts of the country, the temperature rises to 43 °C. In the colder months, and depending in the region, the temperature drops to 19 °C in a month's average. <br><br><div class=center><b>Average daytime and nighttime temperatures</b></div><picture class=graph><source media="(max-width:630px)" srcset="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen.png 400w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen-800.png 800w"><source srcset="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen.png 400w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen-800.png 800w, //cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen-930.png 930w"><img class=graph loading=lazy src="//cdn.worlddata.info/graphs/klima/kamerun-temperaturen-930.png" width=930 height=250 alt="Average daytime and nighttime temperatures in Cameroon"></picture><br><ul class=list style="font-weight:bold;"><li><a href="climate.php">Detailed climate data for Cameroon and 8 individual regions</a><div class=moreregions><a href="climate-centre.php" class=region>Centre</a>, <a href="climate-far-north.php" class=region>Far North</a>, <a href="climate-littoral.php" class=region>Littoral</a>, <a href="climate-north-province.php" class=region>North Province</a>, <a href="climate-south-west-province.php" class=region>South-West Province</a>, <a href="climate-west.php" class=region>West</a>, <a href="climate.php">more...</a></div></li><li><a href="volcanoes.php">Volcanoes</a></li></ul></div><div class="boxwhite greybg center" style="min-height:90px; padding:15px;"><div class="adtg hrz" id="adtg-4" data-gptfrmt="hrz" ><ins id=ags4 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="3247214056" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div></div><div id=country_b2 class="boxwhite"><div class=mapholder><div id=cmap data-lazybg="/pics/countrymaps/CMR.png"><span id=lupe style="font-size:25px;">🔍</span></div></div><h2>Languages</h2><div class=indent>Official languages:</div><div class="floater right">French, English</div><br><table class="std100 hover"><tr><th>Mother tongue</th><th>Distribution</th></tr><tr><td>Bamileke-bamum</td><td>18.6 %</td></tr><tr><td>Duala</td><td>10.9 %</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/languages/fulfulde.php">Fulfulde</a></td><td>9.6 %</td></tr><tr><td>Tikar</td><td>7.4 %</td></tr><tr><td>Mandara</td><td>5.7 %</td></tr><tr><td>Maka</td><td>4.9 %</td></tr><tr><td>Masana</td><td>3.9 %</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/languages/french.php">French</a></td><td>3.0 %</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/languages/english.php">English</a></td><td>2.0 %</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/languages/fang.php">Fang</a></td><td>1.0 %</td></tr><tr><td>other</td><td>33.0 %</td></tr></table><br><h2>Religions</h2><table class="std100 hover"><tr><th>Religion</th><th>Distribution</th></tr><tr><td>Christs</td><td>40.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Native religions</td><td>40.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslims</td><td>20.0%</td></tr></table><br><br><div class="adtg cad-fix" id="adtg-3" data-gptfrmt="cad-fix" data-asfrmt="rectangle" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px;"><ins id=ags3 class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client="ca-pub-0315193065476355" data-ad-slot="7665770327" data-ad-format="rectangle" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><br><h2>Land use</h2><table class="std100 hover"><tr><td>1% Urban areas:</td><td>3,680 km²</td></tr><tr><td>21% Agricultural areas:</td><td>98,083 km²</td></tr><tr><td>43% Forest:</td><td>204,582 km²</td></tr><tr><td>1% Water areas:</td><td>2,730 km²</td></tr><tr><td>36% Others:</td><td>169,094 km²</td></tr></table><br><a class="btn btnh2" href="transport.php" title="Transport and infrastructure in Cameroon">more...</a><h2>Transport</h2><table class="std100 hover"><tr><td>Roadways:</td><td>77,589 km</td></tr><tr><td>Railways:</td><td>977 km</td></tr><tr><td>Reg. vehicles:</td><td>467,000</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="airports.php">Airports</a>:</td><td>5</td></tr></table><br></div><div class="boxwhite floater"><a class="btn btnh2" href="economy.php" title="Economy in Cameroon">more...</a><h2>Economy</h2>Due to the critical financial situation, Cameroon is one of the <a href="/heavily-indebted-poor-countries.php">heavily indebted poor countries</a>. <br><br>With an <a href="/average-income.php">average annual income</a> of 1,690 USD it is one of the lower middle-income countries. Even taking purchasing power parity into account, Cameroon is still one of the <a href="/poorest-countries.php">poorest countries</a> in the world.<p>Cameroon is considered one of the <a href="/most-dangerous-countries.php">most dangerous countries</a> worldwide.<br><br><table class="std100 hover"><tr><td>GDP:</td><td>49.28 bn $</td></tr><tr><td>Exportations:</td><td>8,641.3 M $</td></tr><tr><td>Importations:</td><td>9,759.0 M $</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="tourism.php">Tourism receipts</a>:</td><td>507.60 M $</td></tr><tr><td>Debt rate:</td><td>39.15 %</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="/unemployment-rates.php">Unemployment rate</a><span style="font-size:.8em">(ILOEST)</span>:</td><td>3.61 %</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="inflation-rates.php">Inflation rate</a>:</td><td>7.38 %</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="/corruption.php">Corruption index</a>:</td><td>27 (very bad)</td></tr><tr><td>› <a href="energy-consumption.php">Energy consumption</a>:</td><td>6.3 bn kWh</td></tr></table><br><h2>Existing trade agreements</h2><ul class=list><li><a href="/trade-agreements/cemac-central-africa.php">CEMAC - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa</a></li></ul><br><h2>Political indicators</h2><div class=footnote>(Based on the "Worldwide Governance Indicators" project of the World Bank)</div><br><table class=std100 id=indic><tr><td>Political stability:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:31%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rule of law:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:28%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td>Effectivity:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:27%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td>Regulatory quality:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:30%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td>Voice accountability:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:25%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/dictatorships.php">Autocracy Index</a>:</td><td><div class=indibar></div><div class=indidot style="left:28%;">◈</div></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/deathpenalty.php">Death penalty</a>:</td><td>not practiced for 10+ years</td></tr></table><br><br><br><h2>Alliances</h2><ul class=list><li><a href="/alliances/african-union.php">African Union</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/non-aligned-movement.php">Non-Aligned Movement</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/commonwealth-of-nations.php">Commonwealth of Nations</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/oic-islamic-cooperation.php">OIC - Organization of Islamic Cooperation</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/un-united-nations.php">UN - United Nations</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/unesco.php">UNESCO</a></li><li><a href="/alliances/wto-world-trade-organization.php">WTO - World Trade Organization</a></li></ul></div><div class=clear></div></main><aside><div class=mteaser><div><a href="/africa/nigeria/index.php"><img src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/flags3d/NGA.png" loading=lazy width=284 height=130 alt="Nigeria: Overview" style="object-fit:contain;background-color:#eee;">Nigeria: country data and statistics</a>Nigeria in numbers: demographics, economy, energy, climate and more data and comparisons with other countries.</div><div><a href="/heavily-indebted-poor-countries.php"><img src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/entwicklungslaender-hv.jpg" loading=lazy width=284 height=130 alt="Heavily Indebted Poor Countries">List of the 36 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries</a>Information on the 36 heavily indebted states that could not survive without subsidies.</div><div><a href="/inflation.php"><img src="//cdn.worlddata.info/pics/inflation2.jpg" loading=lazy width=284 height=130 alt="Development of global inflation rates">Inflation rates by country</a>International comparison of consumer price increases in 2023 across 127 countries worldwide</div></div></aside><footer id=footer><div id=socials><a href="//twitter.com/share?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php&text=Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php" target=_blank rel=noopener style="background-position:-31px -29px;" title=Twitter></a><a href="//www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php&t=Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics" target=_blank rel=noopener style="background-position:-209px -29px;" title=Facebook></a><a class=ab630 href="//www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php" target=_blank rel=noopener style="background-position:-270px -29px;" title=LinkedIn></a><a class=no-desktop href="fb-messenger://share?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php" rel=noopener style="background-position:-150px -29px;" title=Messenger></a><a class=no-desktop href="whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php%20Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics" rel=noopener style="background-position:-116px -29px;" title=WhatsApp></a><a href="//www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php&title=Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics" target=_blank rel=noopener style="background-position:0 -29px;" title=Reddit></a><a href="mailto:?subject=Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics&body=Cameroon%3A+country+data+and+statistics%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.worlddata.info%2Fafrica%2Fcameroon%2Findex.php" style="background-position:-59px -29px;" title=Email></a></div><div class=breadcrumbs>You are here: <a href="/">Home</a> › <a href="/africa/index.php">Africa</a> › <span style="color:#00FFFF;">Cameroon</span></div><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context": "https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Homepage","item":"https://www.worlddata.info/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Africa","item":"https://www.worlddata.info/africa/index.php"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cameroon","item":"https://www.worlddata.info/africa/cameroon/index.php"}]}</script><br>Obtaining abbreviations and international codes for this country:<br>ISO 3166-1 alpha3: <b>CMR</b>   ISO 3166-1 alpha2: <b>CM</b>   ISO 3166-1 numeric: <b>120</b>   FIPS10: <b>CM</b>   STANAG: <b>CMR</b>   IOC: <b>CMR</b>   License plate: <b>CAM</b>   <span class=nowrap>UN/LOCODE: <b>CM</b></span>   <span class=nowrap>Internet domain: <b>cm</b></span>   Dialing code: <b>+237</b><br><br><a href="/quiz/">Country Quiz</a><a href="/countrycodes.php">Country codes</a><a href="/downloads/">CSV downloads</a><a href="/definition-country.php">What is a country?</a><div id=langsel><a href="https://www.laenderdaten.info/Afrika/Kamerun/index.php" title="Cameroon: Overview" class=langh rel=alternate style="background-position:2px 1px;" hreflang=de lang=de>deutsch</a><a href="https://www.datosmundial.com/africa/camerun/index.php" title="Camerún: Resumen" class=langh rel=alternate style="background-position:-348px 1px;" hreflang=es lang=es>español</a><a href="https://www.dadosmundiais.com/africa/camaroes/index.php" title="Camarões: Visão geral" class=langh rel=alternate style="background-position:-1028px 1px;" hreflang=pt-BR lang=pt-BR id=lngpt>português</a><a href="https://www.donneesmondiales.com/afrique/cameroun/index.php" title="Cameroun: Aperçu" class=langh rel=alternate style="background-position:-518px 1px;" hreflang=fr lang=fr>français</a></div><br><br><a class=legal href="/about.php">About worlddata.info</a><a class=legal href="/privacypolicy.php">Privacy policy</a><a class=legal id=cmp_revoke style="display:none;" href="#" onclick="window.manualCmpResurface();return false">Cookie settings</a><a class=legal href="/report-an-error.php" rel=nofollow onclick="errurl(this)">Report an error</a><br><br>Data without guarantee © WorldData.info, all rights reserved<br>This page was first published in September 2014 and has been continuously updated since then. Last modified: February 2025</footer><div id=sfd><form id=sff action="/search.php" method=get><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" id=sspnr alt="Searching..." width=25 height=25 style="display:none;"><input type=text name=q id=searcht placeholder="search" aria-label="search term" autocomplete=off><button aria-label="start search" id=searchgo>🔎︎</button><div id=searchcombo></div></form></div></div><div id=loadingbar></div><script>var d=document,w=window;d.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function(){var d1=new Date(),lOffset=d1.getTimezoneOffset()/60+1,utc=d1.getTime()+(d1.getTimezoneOffset()*60000),tsx=new Date(utc+3600000);d.getElementById('localtime_hour').innerHTML=tsx.toLocaleTimeString('en',{hour:'2-digit',minute:'2-digit'}).toLowerCase();d.getElementById('localtime_day').innerHTML=tsx.toLocaleDateString('en',{weekday:'long',year:'numeric',month:'long',day:'numeric'}); if (RegExp('\/([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)$').test(Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone)){ c1=RegExp.$1; if (c1&&c1!='Douala'){ ltd=d.getElementById('timedif'); OffAbs=Math.abs(lOffset);if(lOffset<0){ltd.innerHTML=', which is currently '+OffAbs+' hours behind '+c1;}else if(lOffset>0){ltd.innerHTML=', which is currently '+OffAbs+' hours ahead of '+c1;}else{ltd.innerHTML=', with no time difference to '+c1+'';}}}});</script><style>#indic tr{height:22px}#indic tr td:first-of-type{width:170px}.indibar,.indidot{position:relative;display:block;box-sizing:border-box}.indibar{top:4px;border-radius:4px;height:12px;width:100%;background-image:linear-gradient(to right, #860000, #9A9203, #06572B)}.indidot{margin-top:-13px;width:10%;color:#fff;text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #333;text-align:center;font-size:20px}.mapholder{width:322px;max-width:100%;height:180px;margin:0 auto;position:relative}#cmap{background-position:center center;background-size:cover;box-shadow:3px 3px 6px #000000;width:100%;height:180px;transition:.4s ease-out;filter:grayscale(100%);box-sizing:border-box;padding-top:10px}#cmap:hover{width:322px;height:344px;filter:saturate(1.0) hue-rotate(30deg)}#cmap:hover #lupe{display:none}@media (min-width:720px){#country_b2{width:300px;max-width:48%;float:right;background-color:#eee;padding-top:0}.mapholder{width:300px;margin:0 auto 20px auto}#cmap{position:absolute;top:0;right:0}}#posflag{position:absolute;display:none}img.temp{width:100%;max-width:930px;height:auto}.boxwhite a.btnh2{display:inline-block;padding:2px 9px;font-weight:normal;margin-top:27px;float:right}.currency{font-size:15pt;color:#0D1656;line-height:20pt;padding:10px 0}.std100 tr>*{text-align:left}.std100 tr>*:last-of-type{text-align:right}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){img.graph,.graphlegend{filter:brightness(1.5)}}</style></body></html>