Kamerun - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Kamerun
153 806 000 EUR
193 026 000 EUR
25.50 %
Bekleidung
Kamerun
10 536 000 EUR
10 676 000 EUR
1.33 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Kamerun
18 394 000 EUR
24 530 000 EUR
33.36 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Kamerun
7 286 000 EUR
7 857 000 EUR
7.84 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Kamerun
8 632 000 EUR
8 064 000 EUR
-6.58 %
Energieversorgung
Kamerun
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Kamerun
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Kamerun
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Kamerun
10 311 000 EUR
43 724 000 EUR
324.05 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Kamerun
3 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Kamerun
0 EUR
30 000 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Kamerun
1 200 000 EUR
3 992 000 EUR
232.67 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Kamerun
1 049 000 EUR
1 387 000 EUR
32.22 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Kamerun
5 711 000 EUR
5 754 000 EUR
0.75 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Kamerun
118 000 EUR
24 000 EUR
-79.66 %
Kohle
Kamerun
0 EUR
60 000 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Kamerun
315 000 EUR
613 000 EUR
94.60 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Kamerun
15 909 000 EUR
13 905 000 EUR
-12.60 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Kamerun
289 000 EUR
299 000 EUR
3.46 %
Maschinen
Kamerun
39 008 000 EUR
36 253 000 EUR
-7.06 %
Metalle
Kamerun
5 992 000 EUR
18 032 000 EUR
200.93 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Kamerun
3 273 000 EUR
4 931 000 EUR
50.66 %
Möbel
Kamerun
714 000 EUR
701 000 EUR
-1.82 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Kamerun
5 142 000 EUR
4 710 000 EUR
-8.40 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Kamerun
2 267 000 EUR
1 248 000 EUR
-44.95 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Kamerun
2 531 000 EUR
1 245 000 EUR
-50.81 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Kamerun
7 235 000 EUR
129 000 EUR
-98.22 %
Sonstige Waren
Kamerun
7 473 000 EUR
4 456 000 EUR
-40.37 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Kamerun
52 000 EUR
33 000 EUR
-36.54 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Kamerun
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Kamerun
366 000 EUR
373 000 EUR
1.91 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Kamerun Kamerun
Capital
name: Yaounde

geographic coordinates: 3 52 N, 11 31 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: founded as a German colonial settlement of Jaunde in 1888 and named after the local Yaunde (Ewondo) people
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cameroon

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law
Suffrage
20 years of age; universal
Area
total: 475,440 sq km

land: 472,710 sq km

water: 2,730 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 20.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 13.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 41.7% (2018 est.)

other: 37.7% (2018 est.)
Location
Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Age structure
0-14 years: 41.69% (male 6,337,141/female 6,226,100)

15-64 years: 55.12% (male 8,231,473/female 8,379,699)

65 years and over: 3.19% (2023 est.) (male 447,656/female 513,663)
Birth rate
35.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)

The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 61.9 years

female: 65.6 years
Major urban areas - population
4.509 million YAOUNDE (capital), 4.063 million Douala (2023)
Median age
total: 18.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 18.5 years

female: 19.1 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.1 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
2.73% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.5 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 59.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years

male: 13 years

female: 11 years (2016)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
3.22% (2021 est.)
Labor force
11.81 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
37.5% (2014 est.)
Unemployment rate
3.87% (2021 est.)

3.84% (2020 est.)

3.64% (2019 est.)
Public debt
36.9% of GDP (2017 est.)

32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.27% (2021 est.)

2.44% (2020 est.)

2.45% (2019 est.)
Exports
$7.449 billion (2021 est.)

$6.124 billion (2020 est.)

$7.731 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
China 17%, Netherlands 14%, Italy 9%, United Arab Emirates 8%, India 7%, United States 6%, Belgium 6%, Spain 5%, France 5% (2019)
Imports
$9.027 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.212 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.085 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
China 28%, Nigeria 15%, France 9%, Belgium 6% (2019)
Airports
33 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 722,579 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 12.42 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 46% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 987 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 987 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

note: railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL
Roadways
total: 77,589 km (2016)

paved: 5,133 km (2016)

unpaved: 72,456 km (2016)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 739,572 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 22,442,414 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 83 (2021 est.)
Waterways
(2010) (major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua)
Disputes - international

Cameroon-Central African Republic: Cameroon has deployed military troops to the border to counter intrusions from armed militias and bandits
 
Cameroon-Nigeria: Nigeria recognized Cameroon's sovereignty over the Bakassi Peninsula in 2006 and in completed the transfer of administration in 2013, although there are occasional, mostly local disputes in the area; the the majority of the land boundary was demarcated by 2019 with UN assistance, although there are few disagreements on the precise location of the boundary; the porous border is susceptible to crossings by the Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - West Africa terrorist groups, both of which operate in Northern Nigeria