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Cameroon
Cameroon is a $58.9B economy (2025), growing 3.2% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 3.4%. 20 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Economy
GDP · 2025
$58.9B
+10.6% vs 2024
#15 of 52Inflation · 2025
3.4%
−1.1 pts vs 2024
#26 of 50Population · 2025
29.9M
+2.6% vs 2024
#17 of 54Data
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Climate and energy
Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Cameroon headlines
- Cameroonian startup lensX launches Alibaba-style marketplace for African businesses
Cameroonian startup lensX has launched an Alibaba-style online marketplace connecting businesses, vendors and customers across Africa, with augmented reality (AR) shopping on its longer-term roadmap. lensX Inc has brought two web-based products to market – lensX Marketplace is ai
Disrupt Africa·Cameroon
- Group-by-Group - How the AFCON PAMOJA 2027 Qualifying Race Stands After Matchday One
[CAF] Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Nigeria and Cameroon were among the continental heavyweights to make winning starts as the first matchday of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers produced goals, comebacks and several away successes across Afric
AllAfrica·AlgeriaCameroonCôte d’Ivoire
- Zimbabwe Produce Stunning Comeback As Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire Open With Wins
[CAF] Zimbabwe produced the most dramatic result of Thursday night's TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers, recovering from two goals down to beat Sierra Leone 3-2.
AllAfrica·CameroonCôte d’IvoireSierra Leone
- Journalists Jailed for Theft of Minister's Glasses - That He Later Found
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to hold to account those behind the detention of four journalists suspected of stealing a minister's glasses, in a scandal that has led to calls for a boycott of the minister's events.
- Cameroon Cotton Farmers Pair Improved Seed With Nature-Based Methods
[Bird Story Agency] In Cameroon's northern cotton belt, growers are combining carefully controlled seed multiplication with trees, crop residue and water-conserving field design to improve yields and withstand dry spells.
AllAfrica·Cameroon
- Insecurity Is Crippling Economies On the Cameroon-Chad Trade Corridor
[ISS] Terrorism, kidnapping and crumbling roads are combining to choke a trade lifeline linking Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria.
- Cameroon End Rwanda's African Youth Handball Championship Campaign
[New Times] Rwanda's U18 men's handball team ended their African Youth Nations Championship campaign with a 35-21 defeat to Cameroon in the 5-8 classification match for the World Cup qualifiers in Abidjan on Monday.
AllAfrica·CameroonCôte d’IvoireRwanda
Capital
World Bank lending to Cameroon
4 in the pipeline · 19 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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