Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon
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| Currency | CFA franc (XAF) |
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| Calendar year | |
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Trade organisations
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AU, AfCFTA (signed), ECCAS, WTO |
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Country group
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| Statistics | |
| Population |  25,216,237 (2018)[3] |
| GDP | |
| GDP rank | |
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GDP growth
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GDP per capita
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GDP per capita rank
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GDP by sector
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| 2.2% (2020 est.)[4] | |
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Population below
poverty line
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| 46.6 high (2014, World Bank)[9] | |
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Labour force
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Labour force by occupation
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| Unemployment | 4.3% (2014 est.)[6] |
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Main industries
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petroleum production and refining, aluminium production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair |
| External | |
| Exports | $4.732 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
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Export goods
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crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminium, coffee, cotton |
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Main export partners
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| Imports |  $4.812 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
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Import goods
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machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food |
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Main import partners
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| −$932 million (2017 est.)[6] |
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Gross
external debt
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 $9.375 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6] |
| Public finances | |
| 36.9% of GDP (2017 est.)[6] |
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| $3.235 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6] |
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| −3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[6] | |
| Revenues | 5.363 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
| Expenses | 6.556 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
| Economic aid | The Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's debt of $1.3 billion by $900 million, debt relief now totals $1.26 billion (2001[update]) |
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All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
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Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon
|
|
| Currency | CFA franc (XAF) |
|---|---|
| Calendar year | |
|
Trade organisations
|
AU, AfCFTA (signed), ECCAS, WTO |
|
Country group
|
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| Statistics | |
| Population | 25,216,237 (2018)[3] |
| GDP | |
| GDP rank | |
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GDP growth
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|
GDP per capita
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|
GDP per capita rank
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|
|
GDP by sector
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| 2.2% (2020 est.)[4] | |
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Population below
poverty line
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| 46.6 high (2014, World Bank)[9] | |
|
Labour force
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|
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Labour force by occupation
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| Unemployment | 4.3% (2014 est.)[6] |
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Main industries
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petroleum production and refining, aluminium production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair |
| External | |
| Exports | $4.732 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
|
Export goods
|
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminium, coffee, cotton |
|
Main export partners
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| Imports | $4.812 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
|
Import goods
|
machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food |
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Main import partners
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| −$932 million (2017 est.)[6] |
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|
Gross
external debt
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$9.375 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6] |
| Public finances | |
| 36.9% of GDP (2017 est.)[6] |
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| $3.235 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[6] |
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| −3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[6] | |
| Revenues | 5.363 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
| Expenses | 6.556 billion (2017 est.)[6] |
| Economic aid | The Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's debt of $1.3 billion by $900 million, debt relief now totals $1.26 billion (2001[update]) |
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All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
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