Cameroon - Economic Forecasts - 2018-2020 Outlook

This page has economic forecasts for Cameroon including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Cameroon economy.


MARKETS Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Currency 569.27
 596 618 641 665 769
GDP Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
GDP Growth Rate -0.70
percent		 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.40
percent		 2.6 3.5 2.3 2.8 5.5
GDP 34.80
USD Billion		 35 35 38 38 39
GDP per capita 1503.50
USD		 1580 1580 1612 1612 1700
GDP per capita PPP 3364.93
USD		 3400 3400 3480 3480 3500
LABOUR Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Unemployment Rate 4.20
percent		 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4
Population 24.50
Million		 25.31 25.73 26.04 26.35 29.34
PRICES Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Inflation Rate 0.80
percent		 0.8 1.53 0.8 0.8 1.2
Food Inflation 1.60
percent		 1.63 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64
Cpi Housing Utilities 113.70
Index Points		 114 114 114 114 114
Cpi Transportation 120.60
Index Points		 121 121 121 121 121
Consumer Price Index CPI 111.20
Index Points		 112 113 112 112 116
MONEY Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Interest Rate 2.95
percent		 2.95 2.95 3 3 2.95
Deposit Interest Rate 2.45
percent		 2.45 2.45 2.5 2.5 2.45
TRADE Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Balance of Trade -1089.50
CFA Franc Billion		 -649 -596 -601 -596 -460
Exports 1881.90
CFA Franc Billion		 2296 2272 2237 2202 2134
Imports 2971.40
CFA Franc Billion		 2945 2878 2838 2797 2594
Current Account -358.00
FCFA Billion		 -389 -331 -364 -397 -534
Current Account to GDP -2.70
percent		 -3.6 -3.6 -3.3 -3.3 -3
Crude Oil Production 71.00
BBL/D/1K		 70.3 70.51 70.34 70.47 70.42
Terrorism Index 6.79
 6.43 6.45 6.73 7.01 6.89
GOVERNMENT Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Government Debt to GDP 35.70
percent		 25 25 28 28 30
Government Budget -3.60
percent of GDP		 -3.2 -3 -2.9 -3.45 -4.28
Military Expenditure 399.73
USD Million		 404 408 410 411 426
BUSINESS Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Industrial Production 1.00
percent		 -2.84 -0.13 1.25 0.2 -0.51
Internet Speed 2292.39
KBps		 2714 2785 2861 2935 3609
IP Addresses 25141.00
IP		 22006 21772 21582 21427 20874
Ease of Doing Business 163.00
 164 164 164 165 166
Corruption Index 25.00
Points		 25 25 25 25 26
Corruption Rank 153.00
 153 153 151 149 150
Competitiveness Index 3.65
Points		 3.6 3.6 3.61 3.62 3.62
Competitiveness Rank 116.00
 115 115 116 117 116
TAXES Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Corporate Tax Rate 33.00
percent		 33 33 33 33 33
Personal Income Tax Rate 35.00
percent		 35 35 35 35 35
Sales Tax Rate 19.25
percent		 19.25 19.25 19 19 19
Social Security Rate 20.40
percent		 20.4 20.4 20 20 20
Social Security Rate For Companies 16.20
percent		 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2
Social Security Rate For Employees 4.20
percent		 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
CLIMATE Actual Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 2020
Precipitation 8.85
mm		 222 108 46.79 130 137
Temperature 23.31
celsius		 23.44 23.99 25.13 24.94 24.96