STATISTICS

CameroonRegion Middle AfricaCurrency CFA Franc (XAF)Surface area (square kilometres) 475 650Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 21 700Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 45.6Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Yaoundé (2 432)United Nations membership date 20 September 1960Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 16 588 23 623 26 094GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2.3 3.2 5.3GDP per capita (current US$) 914.6 1 145.4 1 202.5GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 880.4 1 121.3 1 134.2Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 17.7 19.0 21.9Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 556.04 490.91 497.16Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –493 –856 –956CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 111 129 133 bIndustrial production index (2005=100) c 100 102 112Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 103 139 148Food production index (2004-2006=100) 102 143 152Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) d 14.1 e 12.6 ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) d 55.7 e 53.3 ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 62.1 63.3 63.6Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 76.2 76.5 76.7Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 451 g 573 817Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 4 902 3 993 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 12.8 44.1 64.0Individuals using the Internet (%) 1.4 4.3 h 5.7 hTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)Exports 4 275.0 China 15.3 Nigeria 17.8Imports 6 515.1 Portugal 11.8 France 11.9Balance –2 240.1 Netherlands 11.3 China 10.4Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.5Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 3.2Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.9Urban population (%) 2013 53.2Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 43.0Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 5.2/4.5Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 100.0Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 56.0/53.7Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 73.5Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 4.8Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 23.4International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 291.8/1.3Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 110 065Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 3.2Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 75.2/86.5Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 42.2Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) i 2008-2010 13.9/25.6Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 31.1Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 639Forested area (% of land area) 2011 41.7CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 7 229/0.4Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 121.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)1 541 jTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)19.8/28.5 ja Official rate. b 2011. c The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. d Age group 10 years and over.e Break in series; data not strictly comparable. f Arrivals of non-resident visitors at national borders. g2006. h ITU estimate. i Estimates. j Based on monthly averages for the period 1971-2000.World Statistics Pocketbook 37