Nominal GDP
$58.93B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Cameroon Economy and Trade
YaoundéLocal time
GDP $58.93B · real growth +3.2% · 2025
Cameroon's output measure stands at $58.93B in 2025; real GDP growth is listed separately at +3.2% for 2025. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $1,972 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is 3.4% in 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$1,972
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+3.2%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
3.4%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Cameroon at a Glance
Definitions and reference periods stay visible so nominal output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $32.21B2016: $33.81B2017: $36.10B2018: $39.96B2019: $39.67B2020: $40.77B2021: $45.01B2022: $44.35B2023: $48.81B2024: $53.30B2025: $58.93B
GDP per capita$1,972
Real growth+3.2%
Reference year2025
2025 Inflation
3.4%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
3.6%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$1,972.4
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank · 2025 unless marked
Real growth+3.2%
Unemployment3.6%
Inflation20253.4%
Merchandise trade
WTO trade profile · 2023 · USD
Exports$4.97B
Imports$8.30B
Balance-$3.33B
Largest highlighted export destination
European Union51.1%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from goods-and-services measures.
Understand the numbers
What Cameroon's economic profile is telling you
Cameroon's economy expanded by 3.2 percent in 2025 in the current World Bank profile. Inflation eased compared with the older 2024 observation, while the modeled unemployment rate remained in the low single digits.
The latest matched WTO merchandise totals used here are for 2023. Crude petroleum, liquefied natural gas and cocoa were prominent exports, and the European Union received just over half of merchandise exports.
Reading the headline data
GDP shows the current-dollar size of the economy, while real growth measures changes in output after accounting for price effects. Inflation and unemployment add separate information about household prices and labor conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or treated as a current-account measure.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Cameroon | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $58.93B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,972.4 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +3.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | 3.4% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 3.6% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $4.97B | 2023 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $8.30B | 2023 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cameroon's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $58.93B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Cameroon's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +3.2% in 2025.
What is inflation in Cameroon?
The annual CPI reading used here is 3.4% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Cameroon?
Merchandise exports were $4.97B and imports were $8.30B in 2023, producing a same-year goods balance of -$3.33B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
Every metric keeps its definition and reference year. A missing value is preferable to a silently mixed definition.