Country
Cameroon CMR
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +1.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap91.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-02-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.3
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth60.0
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity59.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance16.9
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Cameroon sovereign credibility, in brief
Cameroon scores 53.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 22 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 51st percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.3 points over the past seven days. CPI 1.9% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (53/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 22/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 51th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Botswana 54.7
- Mauritius 54.4
- Namibia 52.7
- Congo, Rep. 52.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +16.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -3.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 3.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 173.8K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 30.4% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.3 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 33.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 3.3% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 31.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,972 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 65.3% | 2021-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.