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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · CameroonData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CMR

Centre 5°41′N 12°44′E

Gazetteer · Central Africa · Lower middle income

Cameroon

Collected 14.0% of GDP in tax in 2024, 22 of 38 reporting members.

14.0%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

+2.8

Points since 2010

1.08

Tax buoyancy

over 16 years

$806

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Cameroon against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
CameroonCentral Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Central Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearCameroonCentral Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201011.1611.1614.3410.6716.4326
201111.9011.9014.8410.9916.6233
201212.5312.5315.0711.4516.7533
201313.0513.0513.8311.2316.8932
201413.5613.5614.2611.8717.1332
201513.9112.3315.0812.3318.5533
201613.6012.3214.3812.4017.4333
201713.619.2114.7511.5016.9535
201813.818.7314.1810.8616.1036
201913.467.6613.5711.5117.2338
202012.2010.9213.2710.8516.0738
202112.409.5012.7210.4416.0640
202213.1212.2814.1811.3418.1639
202314.4312.3914.4311.3018.8237
202414.009.8114.3012.1718.0538
202513.2410.9013.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesNon-tax revenueVATPITCIT
The line joins Cameroon (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Central Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureCameroonCentral Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP14.009.8114.30
Domestic taxes10.367.309.01
Customs taxes3.653.044.87
Non-tax revenue3.033.142.59
VAT4.992.705.20
PIT1.581.292.04
CIT2.743.232.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Cameroon's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%5%10%15%10111213141516171819202122232425
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesNot attributed to a head
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2010Domestic VAT12609776272.31
2010Personal income tax7126731341.31
2010Corporate income tax10795166301.98
2010Other domestic taxes3928892780.72
2010VAT on imports10918909952.00
2010Import duty11019450002.02
2010Excise on imports544634010.10
2010Other customs taxes370204610.07
2010Not attributed to a head3520080450.65
2011Domestic VAT15648090742.70
2011Personal income tax8146803971.40
2011Corporate income tax13032798802.25
2011Other domestic taxes4259949110.73
2011VAT on imports11672590672.01
2011Import duty11264768661.94
2011Excise on imports664454540.11
2011Other customs taxes338573960.06
2011Not attributed to a head3984046100.69
2012Domestic VAT15438720802.52
2012Personal income tax8902812871.45
2012Corporate income tax17415608162.84
2012Other domestic taxes4552616410.74
2012VAT on imports12841255872.09
2012Import duty11967168131.95
2012Excise on imports655151130.11
2012Other customs taxes308904270.05
2012Not attributed to a head4796277980.78
2013Domestic VAT19615028212.96
2013Personal income tax10990289291.66
2013Corporate income tax17768153962.68
2013Other domestic taxes5516596680.83
2013VAT on imports13109770901.98
2013Import duty12442831651.88
2013Excise on imports614616150.09
2013Other customs taxes541469150.08
2013Not attributed to a head5882847840.89
2014Domestic VAT22289284043.09
2014Personal income tax13530926331.87
2014Corporate income tax19261135552.67
2014Other domestic taxes5338385280.74
2014VAT on imports14979298682.07
2014Import duty14449312272.00
2014Excise on imports617348650.09
2014Other customs taxes631023830.09
2014Not attributed to a head6900612920.96
2015Domestic VAT25094534853.30
2015Personal income tax13426555881.77
2015Corporate income tax22510356472.96
2015Other domestic taxes6697019670.88
2015VAT on imports14735709091.94
2015Import duty13575007261.79
2015Excise on imports604391370.08
2015Other customs taxes711755240.09
2015Not attributed to a head8288963541.09
2016Domestic VAT26505444323.29
2016Personal income tax13073617061.62
2016Corporate income tax19406056592.41
2016Other domestic taxes9065154561.13
2016VAT on imports14952307921.86
2016Import duty13933527221.73
2016Excise on imports533244900.07
2016Other customs taxes1524253570.19
2016Not attributed to a head10462567981.30
2017Domestic VAT34952283493.95
2017Personal income tax13997978621.58
2017Corporate income tax18149327952.05
2017Other domestic taxes9441614611.07
2017VAT on imports14973426561.69
2017Import duty16328276231.85
2017Excise on imports777036690.09
2017Other customs taxes1818593260.21
2017Not attributed to a head9872195181.12
2018Domestic VAT37943340223.94
2018Personal income tax16838249311.75
2018Corporate income tax21129749982.19
2018Other domestic taxes9356182790.97
2018VAT on imports16714362341.73
2018Import duty16539759681.72
2018Excise on imports746842260.08
2018Other customs taxes2995498560.31
2018Not attributed to a head10831141951.12
2019Domestic VAT37863799333.59
2019Personal income tax18260479351.73
2019Corporate income tax22912891552.17
2019Other domestic taxes10414948810.99
2019VAT on imports18414504951.75
2019Import duty16854748071.60
2019Excise on imports1579358110.15
2019Other customs taxes3055001060.29
2019Not attributed to a head12653497671.20
2020Domestic VAT34191192173.05
2020Personal income tax18893232301.68
2020Corporate income tax23144401522.06
2020Other domestic taxes10307987560.92
2020VAT on imports15603866021.39
2020Import duty15416459541.37
2020Excise on imports1875140090.17
2020Other customs taxes2733566850.24
2020Not attributed to a head14766982841.32
2021Domestic VAT38372911472.94
2021Personal income tax20625708741.58
2021Corporate income tax26753457272.05
2021Other domestic taxes12065760680.93
2021VAT on imports20520926361.57
2021Import duty18626011381.43
2021Excise on imports3012812320.23
2021Other customs taxes3425265030.26
2021Not attributed to a head18188473701.40
2022Domestic VAT45498710053.18
2022Personal income tax23965183871.67
2022Corporate income tax37371189812.61
2022Other domestic taxes13112566500.92
2022VAT on imports24681983801.72
2022Import duty19217875751.34
2022Excise on imports2868403720.20
2022Other customs taxes2884275290.20
2022Not attributed to a head18442815371.29
2023Domestic VAT48165591203.12
2023Personal income tax26698861121.73
2023Corporate income tax44791425362.90
2023Other domestic taxes21861794801.42
2023VAT on imports27060634121.75
2023Import duty22237578641.44
2023Excise on imports3960754260.26
2023Other customs taxes5239983800.34
2023Not attributed to a head22526616811.46
2024Domestic VAT56566880513.38
2024Personal income tax26433272381.58
2024Corporate income tax45882481162.74
2024Other domestic taxes20962759171.25
2024VAT on imports27095355371.62
2024Import duty22364329381.33
2024Excise on imports5417103690.32
2024Other customs taxes6219463010.37
2024Not attributed to a head23651697161.41
2025Domestic VAT56571372863.25
2025Personal income tax31605348711.82
2025Corporate income tax37408087982.15
2025Other domestic taxes20563162081.18
2025VAT on imports28321663141.63
2025Import duty23963375871.38
2025Excise on imports5647963480.32
2025Other customs taxes3373221070.19
2025Not attributed to a head22764784591.31

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Domestic VAT24.1%Corporate income tax19.6%VAT on imports11.5%Personal income tax11.3%Not attributed to a head10.1%Import duty9.5%Other domestic taxes8.9%Other customs taxes2.7%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $23.5bn.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT56566880510.24
Personal income tax26433272380.11
Corporate income tax45882481160.20
Other domestic taxes20962759170.09
VAT on imports27095355370.12
Import duty22364329380.10
Excise on imports5417103690.02
Other customs taxes6219463010.03
Not attributed to a head23651697160.10

Every published number

Cameroon in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Cameroon: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$54.5bn$58.0bn$61.4bn$66.3bn$72.2bn$76.0bn$80.5bn$88.4bn$96.4bn$105.5bn$112.3bn$130.4bn$143.3bn$154.2bn$167.5bn$173.8bn
Real GDP11,236,173.3m11,700,146.0m12,231,714.6m12,892,749.0m13,651,366.0m14,422,868.0m15,064,751.0m15,629,000.0m16,263,900.0m16,878,000.0m16,784,700.8m23,246,701.0m25,844,206.0m24,736,036.3m25,641,353.0m26,565,190.0m
Final Consumption (PPP)$78.6bn$85.1bn$91.7bn$102.6bn$121.7bn$133.4bn$142.8bn$147.6bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$6.1bn$6.9bn$7.7bn$8.6bn$9.8bn$10.6bn$10.9bn$12.0bn$13.3bn$14.2bn$13.7bn$16.2bn$18.8bn$22.3bn$23.5bn$23.0bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers490k645k139k138k222k246k4.2m
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)$2.0bn$2.6bn$2.5bn$2.7bn$2.7bn$2.7bn$1.9bn$2.2bn$2.9bn$3.3bn$2.7bn$3.3bn$5.7bn$6.0bn$5.1bn$4.7bn
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$3.8bn$4.5bn$5.1bn$6.0bn$6.7bn$7.6bn$7.9bn$8.6bn$9.6bn$10.2bn$10.1bn$11.6bn$13.8bn$16.4bn$17.3bn$16.9bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$2.3bn$2.4bn$2.6bn$2.7bn$3.1bn$3.0bn$3.1bn$3.4bn$3.7bn$4.0bn$3.6bn$4.6bn$5.0bn$5.8bn$6.1bn$6.1bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)$162.9m$289.1m$260.5m$318.7m$336.4m$368.8m$538.0m$334.4m$164.6m$130.0m$124.7m$152.7m$173.8m$517.4m
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)$356.8m$407.4m$664.8m$706.4m$678.8m$718.2m$394.0m$1.9bn$2.4bn$2.1bn$1.4bn$1.8bn$2.0bn$1.0bn
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)$2.8bn$3.2bn$3.2bn$3.9bn$4.3bn$4.5bn$4.1bn$6.1bn$7.1bn$7.7bn$7.0bn$8.6bn$9.7bn$790.3m
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)$3.0bn$3.3bn$3.8bn$4.0bn$4.7bn$4.8bn$5.9bn$5.5bn$6.0bn$6.1bn$6.5bn$7.4bn$8.9bn$14.6bn
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$1.3bn$1.6bn$1.5bn$2.0bn$2.2bn$2.5bn$2.7bn$3.5bn$3.8bn$3.8bn$3.4bn$3.8bn$4.5bn$4.8bn$5.7bn$5.7bn
VAT Refunded (PPP)$288.0m$299.9m$272.5m$265.5m$253.0m$312.0m$235.9m$356.9m$322.8m$308.4m$385.3m$347.2m$421.1m$315.3m$257.8m$246.9m
PIT Revenues (PPP)$712.7m$814.7m$890.3m$1.1bn$1.4bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.4bn$1.7bn$1.8bn$1.9bn$2.1bn$2.4bn$2.7bn$2.6bn$3.2bn
CIT Revenues (PPP)$1.1bn$1.3bn$1.7bn$1.8bn$1.9bn$2.3bn$1.9bn$1.8bn$2.1bn$2.3bn$2.3bn$2.7bn$3.7bn$4.5bn$4.6bn$3.7bn
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$392.9m$426.0m$455.3m$551.7m$533.8m$669.7m$906.5m$944.2m$935.6m$1.0bn$1.0bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$2.2bn$2.1bn$2.1bn
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.7bn$1.8bn$1.6bn$2.1bn$2.5bn$2.7bn$2.7bn$2.8bn
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$1.1bn$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.2bn$1.4bn$1.4bn$1.4bn$1.6bn$1.7bn$1.7bn$1.5bn$1.9bn$1.9bn$2.2bn$2.2bn$2.4bn
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$54.5m$66.4m$65.5m$61.5m$61.7m$60.4m$53.3m$77.7m$74.7m$157.9m$187.5m$301.3m$286.8m$396.1m$541.7m$564.8m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$37.0m$33.9m$30.9m$54.1m$63.1m$71.2m$152.4m$181.9m$299.5m$305.5m$273.4m$342.5m$288.4m$524.0m$621.9m$337.3m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

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Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Cameroon. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CMR Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Cameroon, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Cameroon. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CMR

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