| People | Cameroon |
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Economy - overview:
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Because of its modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it faces many of the serious problems facing other underdeveloped countries, such as a top-heavy civil service and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. In June 2000, the government completed an IMF-sponsored, three-year structural adjustment program; however, the IMF is pressing for more reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. In January 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon's debt of $1.3 billion by $900 million; debt relief now totals $1.26 billion. International oil and cocoa prices have a significant impact on the economy. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$40.01 billion (2007 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$20.93 billion (2007 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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3.2% (2007 est.) |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$2,300 (2007 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 44.3%
industry: 15.9%
services: 39.8% (2007 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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17.2% of GDP (2007 est.) |
Population below poverty line:
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48% (2000 est.) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 35.4% (2001) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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44.6 (2001) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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2% (2007 est.) |
Labor force:
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6.68 million (2007 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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36.17 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 70%
industry: 13%
services: 17% (2001 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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30% (2001 est.) |
Budget:
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revenues: $4.14 billion
expenditures: $3.3 billion (2007 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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225 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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13.8% of GDP (2007 est.) |
Industries:
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petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair |
Industrial production growth rate:
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3.5% (2007 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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4.09 billion kWh (2005) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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222 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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3.435 billion kWh (2005) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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187 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Oil - production:
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82,670 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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4,477 bbl/day per capita |
Oil - consumption:
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24,200 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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0.48 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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107,400 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - imports:
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63,710 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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400 million bbl (1 January 2006 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2005) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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105.9 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber |
Current account balance:
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-$501 million (2007 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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-27 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$3.705 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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201 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton |
Exports - partners:
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Spain 21.4%, Italy 15.4%, France 11.6%, South Korea 7.3%, Netherlands 7.2%, US 5.7%, Belgium 4.2% (2006) |
Imports:
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$3.632 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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197 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food |
Imports - partners:
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France 23.6%, Nigeria 13.2%, China 7.2%, Belgium 6.1%, US 4.5% (2006) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$2.341 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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127 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$2.449 billion (31 December 2007 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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133 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$413.8 million (2005) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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23 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
Exchange rates:
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Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar - 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003) |
Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June |
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