Markets · Central Africa
Cameroon
Yaoundé · Central African CFA franc (XAF) · ECCAS · CEMAC
Reference
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc · XAF
- Central bank
- Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- French, English
- Stock exchange
- BVMAC (regional exchange, Douala)
- Instant payments
- GIMACPAY (CEMAC interoperable payments)
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
A blank field means the item is not listed on this page, not that it does not exist.
Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $58.9 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 3.2% · 2025
- Population
- 29.9 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.4% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · XAF
- 565 XAF per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 5
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
AllAfrica · Cameroon
Moody's Keeps Cameroon At CAA1 As Liquidity Risks PersistAA
[Daba Finance] Moody's kept Cameroon's Caa1 credit rating and stable outlook unchanged after a periodic review, while warning that weak liquidity, payment arrears and tighter regional financing conditions remain key…
AllAfrica · Cameroon
D'Tigers Face South Sudan Test As World Cup Pressure Mounts After Cameroon Defeat
[Premium Times] With the qualification race in Group E so tightly contested, another defeat could leave D'Tigers with little room for error heading into their final game of the window against Cape Verde on Sunday…
BBC News Africa
'Silence is complicity' - top footballer hits out over Cameroon femicides
The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.
AllAfrica · Cameroon
D'Tigers Set to Begin World Cup Qualifying Second Round Against Cameroon
[Premium Times] Having revived their qualification hopes during the last window, D'Tigers will now look to build on that momentum when they face their Central African rivals at the Radès Salle Multidisciplinaire de…
AllAfrica · Cameroon
NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Fufu On Boat Bound for Cameroon
[Premium Times] In total, 42.622kg of illicit drugs was recovered from the three men.