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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cameroon: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Cameroon is placed 116th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,946 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 52.24 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
116th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4,946GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 52.24Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -1.594Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 60.87Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cameroon on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
4,946
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Cameroon: 4,946. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Middle Africa
- 18,986 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 1,123 · Republic of the Congo 6,194 · Gabon 18,986 · Equatorial Guinea 13,786 · Nigeria 8,145 · Chad 2,481
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Cameroon’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
52.24
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Cameroon: 52.24. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Middle Africa
- 52.24 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Central African Republic 8.853 · Republic of the Congo 26.57 · Gabon 35.73 · Equatorial Guinea 12.47 · Nigeria 20.82 · Chad 9.312
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.594
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 132nd of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Cameroon: -1.594. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Middle Africa
- -0.768 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Republic of the Congo -2.531 · Gabon -1.797 · Equatorial Guinea -2.731 · Nigeria -2.281 · Chad -3.53
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
60.87
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Cameroon: 60.87. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Middle Africa
- 68.18 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Republic of the Congo 55.58 · Gabon 68.18 · Nigeria 63.26 · Chad 20.9
02Over time
Which way Cameroon is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon rose from 3,823 in 2000 to 4,946 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2025 4,945.956 17,265 2024 4,916.934 18,108 2023 4,875.251 17,686 2022 4,843.650 16,933 2021 4,793.556 16,260 2020 4,763.482 15,631 2019 4,882.356 16,761 2018 4,851.480 16,349 2017 4,797.975 16,129 2016 4,767.132 15,512 2015 4,698.667 14,857 2014 4,588.486 14,475 2013 4,473.572 14,681 2012 4,382.111 14,631 2011 4,307.852 13,916 2010 4,286.583 14,101 2009 4,286.577 13,655 2008 4,300.266 14,030 2007 4,302.619 13,755 2006 4,241.517 12,983 2005 4,199.723 12,023 2004 4,222.966 11,608 2003 4,054.781 11,183 2002 3,951.419 11,144 2001 3,884.873 10,907 2000 3,822.944 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon fell from -1.418 in 2000 to -1.594 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2024 -1.594 0.1310 2023 -1.145 0.0710 2022 -1.213 0.0580 2021 -1.048 0.0010 2020 -0.949 0.0470 2019 -1.234 0.0300 2018 -1.398 -0.0150 2017 -0.900 0.0080 2016 -1.046 -0.0660 2015 -0.729 -0.0600 2014 -0.691 -0.0190 2013 -0.879 0.0140 2012 -1.098 0.0060 2011 -0.692 -0.0140 2010 -0.871 -0.0020 2009 -0.823 0.0990 2008 -1.024 0.0700 2007 -0.829 -0.0080 2006 -1.337 0.0740 2005 -1.242 0.0510 2004 -1.256 0.0505 2003 -0.917 0.0450 2002 -1.162 0.0100 2001 -1.349 0.0470 2000 -1.418 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
CameroonWorld median
Cameroon rose from 14.81 in 2011 to 60.87 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Cameroon World median 2024 61 73 2021 52 74 2017 35 59 2014 12 52 2011 15 37
03In context
Cameroon beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Cameroon and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabon | =110th | 18,986 | 35.73 | -1.797 | 68.18 |
| Cameroon | 116th | 4,946 | 52.24 | -1.594 | 60.87 |
 Nigeria | 136th | 8,145 | 20.82 | -2.281 | 63.26 |
 Republic of the Congo | 142nd | 6,194 | 26.57 | -2.531 | 55.58 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 153rd | 13,786 | 12.47 | -2.731 | — |
 Central African Republic | 174th | 1,123 | 8.853 | — | — |
 Chad | 175th | 2,481 | 9.312 | -3.53 | 20.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Cameroon in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cameroon is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Cameroon does better than the middle country measured.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9431.2943.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Cameroon: 31.29 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21107.3756.21▲ Improved since 2016
Cameroon: 107.37 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 53rd of 175 by UNCTAD.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.0531.451▲ Improved since 2014
Cameroon: 1.053 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4233.225.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Cameroon: 33.2 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 64th of 170 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.12916.1No real change since 2013
Cameroon: 29 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23108.5106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Cameroon: 108.5 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 77th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06110.47107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Cameroon: 110.47 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08107.84106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Cameroon: 107.84 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 91st of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Cameroon does worse than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3963.23.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Cameroon: 3.2 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 95th of 186 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.528.0527.5No real change since 2010
Cameroon: 28.05 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.48.04410.4No earlier reading
Cameroon: 8.044 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1934.9140.19▲ Improved since 2020
Cameroon: 34.91 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 116th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3948.2552.39No earlier reading
Cameroon: 48.25 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 117th of 169 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48620,86946,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Cameroon: 20,869 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 106th of 150 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.4660.627▲ Improved since 2013
Cameroon: 0.466 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2734,85714,273▲ Improved since 2015
Cameroon: 4,857 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 77th of 102 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3020.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Cameroon: 0.302 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 131st of 170 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.787-0.093No real change since 2015
Cameroon: -0.787 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 166th of 209 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8003,90712,800▲ Improved since 2017
Cameroon: 3,907 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 138th of 173 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8902,81212,890No real change since 2012
Cameroon: 2,812 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 136th of 166 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5218.1828.52▲ Improved since 2022
Cameroon: 18.18 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 116th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-1.6098.389▲ Improved since 2011
Cameroon: -1.609 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 100th of 118 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.844.763.8No earlier reading
Cameroon: 44.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 85th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6728.4446.67No real change since 2012
Cameroon: 28.44 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 172nd of 195 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8175.4241.81No earlier reading
Cameroon: 75.42 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 7th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.12.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Cameroon: 2.1 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 135th of 139 by World Bank Group.
No better end26
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6618.083.66Moved since 2012
Cameroon: 18.08 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 243324Moved since 2016
Cameroon: 33 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1793.6867.17Moved since 2014
Cameroon: 93.68 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23127.24103.23Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 127.24 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57216.856.572Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 16.85 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 33rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0475.8162.04Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 75.81 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 29th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2614.5711.26Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 14.57 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 39th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7085.5261.708Moved since 2011
Cameroon: 5.526 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 65th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2405,3542,240No real change since 2022
Cameroon: 5,354 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3760.306No real change since 2015
Cameroon: 0.376 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73433.18275.73Moved since 2016
Cameroon: 433.18 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6524.7724.65Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 24.77 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 79th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.8333.306Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 2.833 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.0041.968Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 1.004 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9319.3422.93Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 19.34 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 96th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0615.5422.06Moved since 2014
Cameroon: 15.54 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 113th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8514.5421.85No real change since 2014
Cameroon: 14.54 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3590.523Moved since 2013
Cameroon: 0.359 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2111.1516.21Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 11.15 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 107th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788350,0001,827,788Moved since 2014
Cameroon: 350,000 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 87th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95211.81657.95Moved since 2014
Cameroon: 211.81 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7220.341.72No real change since 2015
Cameroon: 20.3 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 122nd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.172-0.225Moved since 2014
Cameroon: -1.172 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3413.0936.34Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 13.09 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 130th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6833.3879.68Moved since 2015
Cameroon: 33.38 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 131st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.417.75827.41Moved since 2012
Cameroon: 7.758 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
No current reading for Cameroon
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Cameroon’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Cameroon’s 6th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability42nd of 1864/4 keys
- Energy71st of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour97th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 115th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology127th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation116th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality140th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security145th of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 160th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 160th of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge165th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade148th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital166th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 169th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 138th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing180th of 2004/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Cameroon can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Gabon=110th4/4 keysThis page
Cameroon116th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Cameroon and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Cameroon on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cameroon rank on economy & innovation?
Cameroon is placed 116th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Cameroon?
4,946 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Cameroon?
52.24 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Cameroon compare with Nigeria on economy & innovation?
Nigeria is placed 136th of 176, and Cameroon 116th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Nigeria 8,145, Cameroon 4,946; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Nigeria 20.82, Cameroon 52.24; Economic Complexity Index: Nigeria -2.281, Cameroon -1.594; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Nigeria 63.26, Cameroon 60.87.
How have Cameroon’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 3,823 in 2000 to 4,946 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -1.418 in 2000 to -1.594 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 14.81 in 2011 to 60.87 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Cameroon?
No current reading is published for Cameroon on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants and Services Exports. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cameroon’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cameroon (banner) — ymea derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cameroon: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cameroon/economy