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Currency

Currency	franc
ISO code	XAF 950
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	522.89
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.45	[77th of 169]
Real effective exchange rate index	109.64 %	[34th of 96]
Regime French Franc (100.0)
Subdivision	100	[88th of 192]
Symbol	CFAF
Terms of trade since 1995	110.28	[27th of 117]

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

Energy

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > % of GNI	13.82 % of GNI	[28th of 98]
Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers	12,000 ton	[5th of 42]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	2,000 ton	[50th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport	2,000 ton	[50th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement	-9,000 ton	[82nd of 96]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability	6,000 ton	[33rd of 106]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports	3,000 ton	[45th of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability	2,000 ton	[50th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Production from refineries	15,000 ton	[16th of 34]
Aviation Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	300,700,331,071.065 ton per 1e+15 people	[22nd of 55]
Aviation Gasoline > Total production	15,000 ton	[16th of 34]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction	306,000 ton	[43rd of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction	306,000 ton	[43rd of 80]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement	306,000 ton	[52nd of 83]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability	306,000 ton	[52nd of 83]
Bagasse > Net inland availability	306,000 ton	[44th of 80]
Bagasse > Production	306,000 ton	[52nd of 83]
Bagasse > Statistical differences (per capita)	350,951,077,419.808 ton per 1e+15 people	[10th of 18]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by industry & construction	12,000 ton	[4th of 10]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption by other industries and construction	12,000 ton	[4th of 10]
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses	5,000 ton	[97th of 114]
Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement	92,000 ton	[12th of 103]
Bitumen Asphalt > Gross inland availability	5,000 ton	[101st of 126]
Bitumen Asphalt > Imports	92,000 ton	[16th of 83]
Bitumen Asphalt > Net inland availability	12,000 ton	[6th of 12]
Bitumen Asphalt > Production from refineries	5,000 ton	[75th of 79]
Bitumen Asphalt > Statistical differences (per capita)	300,700,331,071.065 ton per 1e+15 people	[39th of 61]
Bitumen Asphalt > Total production	5,000 ton	[75th of 80]
Charcoal > Consumption by households	105,000 ton	[31st of 72]
Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers	105,000 ton	[40th of 109]
Charcoal > Net inland availability	105,000 ton	[41st of 111]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	105,000 ton	[48th of 120]
Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers	1,000 ton	[52nd of 52]
Coal > Consumption by other consumers	1,000 ton	[36th of 39]
Coal > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[108th of 108]
Coal > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[108th of 108]
Coal > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[85th of 89]
Coal > Production	1,000 ton	[62nd of 65]
Coal > Statistical differences (per capita)	83,456,919,121.065 ton per 1e+15 people	[48th of 83]
Combustible renewables and waste > % of total energy	77.84 %	[9th of 124]
Commercial energy use	427.22	[109th of 119]
Crude Petroleum > Changes in stocks at producers	380,000 ton	[15th of 43]
Crude Petroleum > Exports	4,159,000 ton	[37th of 71]
Crude Petroleum > Production from off-shore	4,795,000 ton	[15th of 32]
Crude Petroleum > Statistical differences (per capita)	154,122,388,588.778 ton per 1e+15 people	[40th of 77]
Electric power consumption > kWh	3,320,000,000 kWh	[114th of 132]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > % of output	19.22 %	[24th of 131]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh	790,000,000 million kWh	[104th of 132]
Electrical outages > days	12.94 days	[14th of 42]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	15.12 %	[15th of 39]
Electricity > Consumption by households	518,000,000 kWh	[128th of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	2,046,000,000 kWh	[111st of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction	1,444,000,000 kWh	[99th of 166]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers	1,528,000,000 kWh	[87th of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction	1,444,000,000 kWh	[97th of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting	320,000,000 kWh	[14th of 76]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	655,000,000 kWh	[108th of 179]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement	3,913,000,000 kWh	[73rd of 155]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	4,145,000,000 kWh	[112nd of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	4,145,000,000 kWh	[112nd of 211]
Electricity > Hydro > Production	3,913,000,000 kWh	[62nd of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public	3,913,000,000 kWh	[62nd of 145]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Self-producer	3,092,000,000 kWh	[7th of 56]
Electricity > Net inland availability	3,490,000,000 kWh	[110th of 202]
Electricity > Net production	4,145,000,000 kWh	[111st of 211]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	2.7%	[199th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	97.3%	[14th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[98th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[115th of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	13,000,000 kWh	[139th of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	0.933 kWh per capita	[150th of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	232,000,000 kWh	[154th of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	14.214 kWh per capita	[193rd of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	232,000,000 kWh	[147th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	14.214 kWh per capita	[188th of 205]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer	7,000,000 kWh	[125th of 143]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer (per capita)	0.514 kWh per capita	[127th of 136]
Electricity > Total production, public	4,145,000,000 kWh	[109th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	253.954 kWh per capita	[167th of 210]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer	3,092,000,000 kWh	[34th of 145]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer (per capita)	221.852 kWh per capita	[43rd of 138]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	95.38 %	[12th of 117]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh	3,920,000,000 kWh	[63rd of 117]
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total	4.62 %	[64th of 124]
Electricity production from oil sources > kwh	190,000,000 kWh	[95th of 124]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	9,485,000 m³	[27th of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	9,485,000 m³	[33rd of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	9,485,000 m³	[34th of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers	10,000 ton	[73rd of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers (per capita)	0.613 ton per 1,000 people	[74th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks	-4,000 ton	[58th of 88]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks (per capita)	-0.244 ton per 1,000 people	[57th of 87]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction	212,000 ton	[25th of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	18.196 ton per 1,000 people	[30th of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction	212,000 ton	[24th of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	18.196 ton per 1,000 people	[27th of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry	382,000 ton	[89th of 169]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	23.404 ton per 1,000 people	[130th of 168]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport	382,000 ton	[88th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	23.404 ton per 1,000 people	[122nd of 160]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	20,000 ton	[97th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	1.225 ton per 1,000 people	[125th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	20,000 ton	[103rd of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	1.225 ton per 1,000 people	[133rd of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	-208,000 ton	[171st of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	-12.743 ton per 1,000 people	[172nd of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports	202,000 ton	[55th of 98]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports (per capita)	12.376 ton per 1,000 people	[63rd of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	402,000 ton	[109th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	24.63 ton per 1,000 people	[171st of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	34,000 ton	[158th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	2.159 ton per 1,000 people	[182nd of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	382,000 ton	[104th of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	23.404 ton per 1,000 people	[151st of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries	610,000 ton	[77th of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries (per capita)	37.373 ton per 1,000 people	[82nd of 113]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	3,802,764,250,859.03 ton per 1e+15 people	[64th of 155]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production	610,000 ton	[77th of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production (per capita)	37.373 ton per 1,000 people	[82nd of 113]
Gasoline prices	0.92	[85th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	2.89	[68th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	1.701 per 10 million people	[80th of 207]
imports > kt of oil equivalent	-5,527 kt of oil equivalent	[90th of 130]
imports > kt of oil equivalent (per capita)	-0.345 kt of oil equivalent pe	[92nd of 130]
imports, net > % of energy use	-79.54 %	[102nd of 130]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$	21,500,000 $	[23rd of 44]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	1.976 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[42nd of 91]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	1.391 $ per capita	[45th of 93]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	62,000 ton	[85th of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita)	3.799 ton per 1,000 people	[112nd of 145]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry	3,000 ton	[74th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	0.22 ton per 1,000 people	[77th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport	3,000 ton	[74th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	0.22 ton per 1,000 people	[77th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement	-62,000 ton	[61st of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	-3,798,586,680,684.68 ton per 1e+15 people	[55th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability	48,000 ton	[62nd of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita)	3,523,574,548,927.4 ton per 1e+15 people	[81st of 135]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability	3,000 ton	[74th of 86]
Jet Fuel > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.22 ton per 1,000 people	[77th of 84]
Jet Fuel > Production from refineries	62,000 ton	[78th of 100]
Jet Fuel > Production from refineries (per capita)	3.799 ton per 1,000 people	[86th of 98]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita)	3,303,351,139,619.44 ton per 1e+15 people	[37th of 106]
Jet Fuel > Total production	62,000 ton	[78th of 100]
Jet Fuel > Total production (per capita)	3.799 ton per 1,000 people	[86th of 98]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks	-6,000 ton	[29th of 55]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks (per capita)	-367.604 ton per million people	[34th of 54]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks at producers	1,000 ton	[21st of 48]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks at producers (per capita)	0.086 ton per 1,000 people	[19th of 47]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	113,000 ton	[34th of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	6.923 ton per 1,000 people	[54th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	113,000 ton	[36th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	6.923 ton per 1,000 people	[65th of 163]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	-239,000 ton	[141st of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	-14,642.938 ton per million people	[140th of 148]
Kerosene > Exports	245,000 ton	[13th of 52]
Kerosene > Exports (per capita)	15.011 ton per 1,000 people	[14th of 51]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	113,000 ton	[41st of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	6.923 ton per 1,000 people	[79th of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	15,000 ton	[62nd of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	0.935 ton per 1,000 people	[99th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	113,000 ton	[38th of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	6.923 ton per 1,000 people	[72nd of 167]
Kerosene > Production from refineries	352,000 ton	[23rd of 106]
Kerosene > Production from refineries (per capita)	21.566 ton per 1,000 people	[23rd of 102]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita)	13,653,851,377,093.7 ton per 1e+15 people	[13th of 109]
Kerosene > Total production	352,000 ton	[23rd of 106]
Kerosene > Total production (per capita)	21.566 ton per 1,000 people	[23rd of 102]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks	-17,000 ton	[57th of 69]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households	43,000 ton	[81st of 148]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers	43,000 ton	[91st of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers	3,000 ton	[48th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement	17,000 ton	[74th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability	43,000 ton	[100th of 166]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports	1,000 ton	[132nd of 141]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability	43,000 ton	[101st of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Production from refineries	26,000 ton	[80th of 105]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences (per capita)	71,750,268,884.133 ton per 1e+15 people	[53rd of 117]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Total production	26,000 ton	[84th of 107]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses	17,000 ton	[69th of 128]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement	21,000 ton	[23rd of 124]
Lubricants > Exports	2,000 ton	[49th of 53]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability	17,000 ton	[71st of 143]
Lubricants > Imports	23,000 ton	[42nd of 121]
Lubricants > Production from refineries	17,000 ton	[52nd of 71]
Lubricants > Statistical differences (per capita)	2,330,427,565,800.75 ton per 1e+15 people	[30th of 74]
Lubricants > Total production	17,000 ton	[52nd of 71]
Motor Gasoline > Changes in stocks	-6,000 ton	[59th of 91]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	284,000 ton	[104th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	284,000 ton	[104th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Exports	115,000 ton	[59th of 94]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	284,000 ton	[102nd of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	17,000 ton	[151st of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	-109,000 ton	[154th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	284,000 ton	[104th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Production from refineries	393,000 ton	[78th of 115]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	-1,714,448,995,142.39 ton per 1e+15 people	[52nd of 131]
Motor Gasoline > Total production	393,000 ton	[78th of 115]
Natural Gas (including LNG) > Total resources	5,853,150 Terajoules	[46th of 97]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Natural gas reserves	55,220,000,000 cubic feet	[46th of 72]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	3,106.11 Btu per $1 of GDP	[126th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	3,055,291.422 Btu per capita	[135th of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	3,106.11 Btu per $1 of GDP	[126th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	3,055,291.422 Btu per capita	[135th of 177]
Oil exports > Net	50,167 barrels per day	[29th of 32]
Oil Production > Million tonnes > Share of total	0.08	[49th of 48]
Oil Production > Thousand barrels daily	62	[49th of 48]
Oil Production > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total	0.08	[49th of 48]
Oil production in 1982	105 thousand barrels / day	[36th of 38]
Oil production in 1992	134 thousand barrels / day	[39th of 47]
Oil refining ability	42,000 barrels per day	[45th of 51]
Oil reserves	85,000,000 barrels	[72nd of 97]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households	158,486 Terajoules	[4th of 25]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households and other consumers	158,486 Terajoules	[5th of 31]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by industry & construction	44,313 Terajoules	[2nd of 12]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by other industries and construction	44,313 Terajoules	[2nd of 12]
Other biomass and wastes > Conversion in other energy-producing plants	12,277 Terajoules	[6th of 17]
Other biomass and wastes > Conversion to other forms of energy	12,277 Terajoules	[7th of 18]
Other biomass and wastes > Energy balance requirement	44,313 Terajoules	[15th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Gross inland availability	44,313 Terajoules	[15th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Net inland availability	44,313 Terajoules	[9th of 32]
Other biomass and wastes > Production	44,313 Terajoules	[15th of 38]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by households and other consumers	12,000 ton	[3rd of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other consumers	12,000 ton	[3rd of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability	12,000 ton	[70th of 106]
Other Petroleum Products > Net inland availability	12,000 ton	[12th of 37]
Other Petroleum Products > Production from refineries	12,000 ton	[54th of 78]
Other Petroleum Products > Statistical differences (per capita)	154,122,388,588.778 ton per 1e+15 people	[39th of 62]
Other Petroleum Products > Total production	12,000 ton	[54th of 78]
production > kt of oil equivalent	12,476 kt of oil equivalent	[69th of 130]
Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers	2,000 ton	[79th of 83]
Residual Fuel Oil > Changes in stocks	-19,000 ton	[54th of 86]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction	58,000 ton	[87th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction	58,000 ton	[82nd of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants	32,000 ton	[105th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy	32,000 ton	[109th of 133]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	9,000 ton	[132nd of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	58,000 ton	[97th of 155]
Traditional fuel consumption	69.2%	[30th of 130]
use > kt of oil equivalent	6,949 kt of oil equivalent	[93rd of 132]
Vegetal Waste > Consumption by industry & construction	170,720 ton	[28th of 37]
Vegetal Waste > Consumption by other industries and construction	170,720 ton	[28th of 37]
Vegetal Waste > Energy balance requirement	170,720 ton	[57th of 63]
Vegetal Waste > Gross inland availability	170,720 ton	[57th of 63]
Vegetal Waste > Net inland availability	170,720 ton	[40th of 47]
Vegetal Waste > Production	170,720 ton	[57th of 63]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ	[82nd of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage	220 V	[123rd of 209]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption by industry & construction	2,000 ton	[5th of 9]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption by other industries and construction	2,000 ton	[4th of 8]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses	9,000 ton	[41st of 53]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Gross inland availability	9,000 ton	[40th of 62]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Net inland availability	2,000 ton	[5th of 9]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Production from refineries	9,000 ton	[31st of 43]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Statistical differences (per capita)	143,500,537,768.265 ton per 1e+15 people	[17th of 36]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Total production	9,000 ton	[31st of 43]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World bank; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; BP; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

Industry

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI	0.01 % of GNI	[69th of 84]
Changes in inventories > constant LCU	40431750000
Changes in inventories > current LCU	54753930000
Changes in inventories > current US$	103,644,700 $	[75th of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	6.57 $ per $1 million of GDP	[69th of 167]
Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing	10.16 %	[21st of 91]
Machinery and transport equipment > % of value added in manufacturing	0.85 %	[64th of 91]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	3.33 %	[112nd of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	4 %	[70th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	1,239,618,000 constant 2000 US$	[57th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	813578300000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	622479800000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	1,180,124,000 $	[58th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	69.935 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[96th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	5.54 %	[32nd of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	1.07 %	[83rd of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing	46.39 %	[35th of 107]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing	5.56 %	[48th of 101]
value added > annual % growth	1.91 %	[102nd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	2,132,196,000 constant 2000 US$	[81st of 164]
value added > constant LCU	1399389000000
value added > current LCU	1223823000000
value added > current US$	2,320,175,000 $	[82nd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.137 $ per $1 of GDP	[131st of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

Agriculture

Agricultural growth	120	[49th of 149]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	500	[137th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	0.84	[179th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	13 %	[6th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	1.76 %	[31st of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	281.245 $ per capita	[32nd of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	400.076 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[11th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	413.624 $ per capita	[23rd of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	7,160 thousand hectares	[36th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	12.81 % of land area	[85th of 199]
Arable land > hectares	5,960,000 hectares	[35th of 199]
Banana production	850,000 metric tonnes	[14th of 48]
Cereal production	120 thousand metric tons	[49th of 149]
Cereal production growth	35%	[33rd of 149]
Cotton exports	425 thousand bales	[12th of 109]
Cotton imports	0 thousand bales	[88th of 109]
Cotton production	475	[19th of 109]
Cotton stocks	135 thousand bales	[32nd of 109]
Cotton use	45 thousand bales	[72nd of 109]
Crop production index	104.9 %	[106th of 182]
Exports to USA > Plantains	$0.00	[16th of 25]
Exports to USA > Urd mung black or green gram beans	$0.00	[24th of 41]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	58.56 100 g/ha of arable land	[142nd of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	34,899 metric tons	[94th of 169]
Food production index	104.7 %	[101st of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	0.36 %	[153rd of 164]
Labor share	58.2%	[40th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	1,175,206 hectares	[68th of 176]
Livestock production index	103.2 %	[103rd of 181]
Meat production growth	47%	[56th of 149]
Organic cropland	2,500 hectares	[58th of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	2.58 % of land area	[72nd of 187]
Permanent crops	1,200,000 hectares	[25th of 181]
Pesticide use	0.1 kg	[36th of 45]
Root and tuber production	2,588 thousand metric tons	[37th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	32%	[45th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.1	[140th of 147]
Tractors	500	[128th of 147]
Value added	42.7	[9th of 158]
value added > annual % growth	4.37 %	[48th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	4,590,442,000 constant 2000 US$	[39th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	3012770000000
value added > current LCU	3561013000000
value added > current US$	6,751,120,000 $	[34th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	400.076 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[11th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	1,179.83 constant 2000 US$	[94th of 163]
Workers per hectare	0.5	[72nd of 148]

SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; United States Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km	24.4 million tons/km	[82nd of 153]
Aircraft departures	4,700	[117th of 155]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	3	[80th of 139]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	4	[56th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	1	[87th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	2	[50th of 119]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	7	[36th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	20	[42nd of 137]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Highways > Paved	4,288 km	[55th of 113]
Highways > Total	34,300 km	[40th of 118]
Highways > Unpaved	30,012 km	[26th of 113]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$	90,000,000 $	[14th of 30]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	8.933 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[24th of 69]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	68,820 Dwt	[108th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)	3.756 Dwt per million $ of GDP	[83rd of 129]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	38,613 GRT	[113rd of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)	2.107 GRT per million $ of GDP	[87th of 130]
Motor vehicles	8 motor vehicles per 100 p	[111st of 134]
Pipelines > All types gas 90 km; liquid petroleum gas 9 km; oil 1,120 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length	1,210 km	[77th of 120]
Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP)	82.129 km per $1 billion of GDP	[44th of 113]
Ports and harbors Bonaberi, Douala, Garoua, Kribi, Tiko
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international ICJ ruled in 2002 on the entire Cameroon-Nigeria land and maritime boundary but the parties formed a Joint Border Commission to resolve differences bilaterally and have commenced with demarcation in less-contested sections of the boundary, starting in Lake Chad in the north; the ICF ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, however, implementation of the decision is delayed due to imprecisely defined coordinates, the unresolved Bakasi allocation, and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River; Nigeria initially rejected cession of the Bakasi Peninsula; Lake Chad Commission continues to urge signatories Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria to ratify delimitation treaty over the lake region, which remains the site of armed clashes among local populations and militias
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	28.94 %	[104th of 153]
Vehicle abundance	0.42 per square km	[119th of 141]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World standards on users.pandora.be; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

Taxation

Average time to clear customs > days	4.28 days	[16th of 39]
CPIA fiscal policy rating	3.5	[30th of 75]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	168534500000
Net taxes on products > current LCU	227713000000
Net taxes on products > current US$	431,708,000 $	[95th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.026 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[122nd of 174]
Social contributions > % of revenue	2.16 %	[48th of 78]
Social contributions > current LCU	18710000000
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	32.56 %	[2nd of 39]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services	6.28 %	[54th of 89]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	20.75 %	[36th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes	26.05 %	[50th of 98]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon

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