Cameroon Data Profile

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2000

2003

2004

People

Population,
total

15.1 million

16.1 million

16.4 million

Population
growth (annual %)

2.2

2.0

1.9

National
poverty rate (% of population)

..

..

..

Life
expectancy (years)

..

48.0

..

Fertility
rate (births per woman)

..

4.6

..

Infant
mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

95.0

95.0

..

Under
5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children)

166.0

166.0

..

Births
attended by skilled health staff (% of total)

60.0

..

..

Child
malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5)

..

..

..

Child
immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos)

49.0

61.0

..

Prevalence
of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49)

..

6.9

5.5

Literacy
rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

..

..

..

Literacy
rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

..

..

..

Primary
completion rate, total (% age group)

54.8

70.2

..

Primary
completion rate, female (% age group)

53.6

64.4

..

Net
primary enrollment (% relevant age group)

..

..

..

Environment

Surface
area (sq. km)

475.4 thousand

475.4 thousand

..

Forests
(1,000 sq. km)

238.6 thousand

..

..

Deforestation
(avearge annual % 1990-2000)

0.9

..

..

Internal
freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)

..

16,969.7

..

CO2
emissions (metric tons per capita)

0.4

..

..

Access
to improved water source (% of total pop.)

..

..

..

Access
to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.)

..

..

..

Energy
use per capita (kg of oil equivalent)

421.2

..

..

Electricity
use per capita (kWh)

179.9

..

..

Economy

GNI,
Atlas method (current US$)

8.6 billion

10.3 billion

13.1 billion

GNI
per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

570.0

640.0

800.0

GDP
(current $)

8.9 billion

12.5 billion

14.7 billion

GDP
growth (annual %)

4.2

4.5

4.8

GDP
implicit price deflator (annual % growth)

3.5

1.1

2.3

Value
added in agriculture (% of GDP)

43.8

44.2

43.9

Value
added in industry (% of GDP)

20.3

16.7

15.6

Value
added in services (% of GDP)

35.9

39.1

40.5

Exports
of goods and services (% of GDP)

30.7

25.5

25.0

Imports
of goods and services (% of GDP)

26.8

25.4

25.0

Gross
capital formation (% of GDP)

16.4

17.0

17.6

Revenue,
excluding grants (% of GDP)

..

..

..

Cash
surplus/deficit (% of GDP)

..

..

..

Technology
and infrastructure

Fixed
lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people)

16.1

..

..

Telephone
average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes)

0.1

..

..

Personal
computers (per 1,000 people)

3.3

..

..

Internet
users (per 1,000 people)

2.7

..

..

Paved
roads (% of total)

..

..

..

Aircraft
departures

5,600.0

9,500.0

..

Trade and
finance

Trade
in goods as a share of GDP (%)

37.4

36.6

..

High-technology
exports (% of manufactured exports)

1.1

2.1

..

Net
barter terms of trade (1995=100)

100.0

..

..

Foreign
direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current
US$)

31.4 million

215.1 million

..

Present
value of debt (current US$)

6.3 billion

5.1 billion

..

Total
debt service (% of exports of goods and services)

..

..

..

Short-term
debt outstanding (current US$)

1.3 billion

345.0 million

..

Aid
per capita (current US$)

25.1

54.9

..

Source: World Development Indicators
database, August 2005