Gross fixed capital formation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross fixed capital formation was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Cameroon, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 19.3% for gross fixed capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Cameroon peaked at 45.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 129th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 16.4% | 45.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 17.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 14.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 126 Mauritius 19.7% compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 19.5% compare
- 128 Ukraine 19.4% compare
- 130 Georgia 19.0% compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 19.0% compare
- 132 United Kingdom 18.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -536.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -921.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.13 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 33.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Cameroon?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Cameroon was 19.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.