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Cameroon

  • Current population: 25 740 296
  • Current male population (49.9%) 12 850 556
  • Current female population (50.1%)12 889 740
  • Labor force in 2017: 9.912.000
  • In 2017 Cameroon imported $ 5.88 billion, making it the 118th largest importer in the world.
  • Its main imports are Petroleum Refining ($ 396 Million), Special Purpose Vessels ($ 351 Million), Rice ($ 304 Million), Crude Oil ($ 220 Million) and Packaged Medications ($ 195 Million).
  • The main origins of its imports are China ($ 1.06 Billion), France ($ 548 Million), Congo, Republic of ($ 441 Million), Thailand ($ 275 Million) and Nigeria ($ 253 Million).
  • The main exports of Cameroon are Crude Oil ($ 1.34 Billion), Sawn Timber ($ 616 Million), Cocoa Bean ($ 492 Million), Banana ($ 306 Million) and Raw Wood ($ 219 Million), according to Classification of the Harmonized System (HS).
  • Its main export destinations are France ($ 559 Million), China ($ 488 Million), Italy ($ 392 Million), Belgium-Luxembourg ($ 359 Million) and the Netherlands ($ 356 Million).
  • Cameroon is the 98th economy by volume of GDP.
  • Cameroon is one of the largest wood producers in Central Africa and has the most developed wood processing industry in its environment.
  • Its economy leads the growth of GDP of the Cemac countries at an expected rate of between 5% and 6% for the next few years, with the aim of being considered an emerging country by 2035.
  • The Government is making efforts to increase public investment and carries out projects to improve agricultural productivity, a sector that is the basis of the economy and the country's first employer.
  • The service sector contributes almost 50% of GDP with urban development as a key factor