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Economy of Cameroon vs Jordan compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Cameroon has a GDP of $51.3B compared to $53.4B for Jordan, ranking 92/197 and 91/197 by economy size, respectively.

Cameroon has $21.9B in government debt (39.9% of GDP), compared to $51.2B (92.6% of GDP) in Jordan.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Cameroon
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Jordan
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Cameroon Jordan
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $614,206,068 $4,827,329,402 - -
1961 $652,777,608 $4,884,469,574 - -
1962 $694,247,864 $5,033,033,600 - -
1963 $718,320,845 $5,221,397,415 - -
1964 $776,650,177 $5,406,608,720 - -
1965 $814,083,266 $5,516,149,517 $599,759,760 -
1966 $851,112,535 $5,770,717,369 $657,999,737 -
1967 $936,175,260 $5,141,012,904 $631,679,747 -
1968 $1,046,191,218 $5,467,278,233 $561,119,776 -
1969 $1,100,551,489 $5,735,255,756 $698,879,720 -
1970 $1,151,216,993 $5,912,593,777 $639,519,744 -
1971 $1,236,941,394 $6,118,334,765 $678,159,729 -
1972 $1,498,251,890 $6,281,929,449 $788,479,685 -
1973 $1,901,393,361 $6,618,369,537 $943,783,840 -
1974 $2,157,415,533 $7,328,802,680 $1,197,483,949 -
1975 $2,857,037,371 $8,152,930,849 $1,363,073,498 -
1976 $2,898,090,002 $7,704,916,015 $1,708,521,219 $5,730,509,541
1977 $3,394,664,024 $8,763,561,577 $2,096,778,602 $6,206,050,653
1978 $4,662,852,583 $10,691,808,462 $2,602,208,589 $7,117,071,955
1979 $5,919,002,983 $11,337,071,802 $3,271,368,781 $8,597,629,976
1980 $6,674,569,047 $11,114,265,274 $3,910,044,474 $9,559,261,689
1981 $6,610,938,617 $13,012,879,895 $4,383,944,703 $11,201,420,243
1982 $6,611,255,964 $13,990,954,313 $4,681,240,993 $11,988,425,688
1983 $6,870,200,010 $14,951,689,440 $4,920,692,191 $11,722,313,981
1984 $7,311,938,026 $16,069,264,314 $4,967,162,160 $12,225,399,096
1985 $8,544,810,498 $17,364,955,075 $4,993,601,520 $11,894,464,002
1986 $11,857,056,199 $18,540,851,327 $6,402,050,485 $12,549,210,740
1987 $13,049,659,981 $18,142,844,102 $6,756,209,762 $12,840,763,338
1988 $12,236,057,362 $16,723,414,750 $6,277,451,829 $13,028,517,104
1989 $11,012,566,195 $16,419,195,682 $4,221,373,674 $11,630,658,935
1990 $12,314,482,628 $15,416,689,238 $4,160,087,508 $11,598,569,492
1991 $11,840,192,296 $14,829,529,308 $4,344,467,193 $11,785,136,086
1992 $12,071,775,335 $14,369,813,424 $5,310,833,194 $13,476,276,723
1993 $16,181,814,713 $13,229,990,256 $5,606,400,222 $14,080,955,882
1994 $8,902,446,252 $13,478,291,934 $6,236,295,978 $14,780,987,323
1995 $10,864,772,471 $13,868,353,888 $6,727,597,032 $15,697,537,789
1996 $11,093,538,846 $14,452,915,010 $6,927,503,526 $16,025,148,664
1997 $10,789,458,433 $15,107,243,821 $7,245,839,210 $16,555,336,763
1998 $11,298,144,990 $15,821,141,893 $7,912,270,804 $17,054,012,096
1999 $11,565,826,465 $16,534,881,735 $8,149,929,478 $17,632,063,087
2000 $10,566,579,295 $17,168,567,485 $8,460,789,845 $18,380,669,692
2001 $10,953,485,349 $17,910,981,186 $8,975,814,653 $19,349,323,187
2002 $12,417,251,350 $18,712,860,619 $9,582,510,578 $20,468,450,875
2003 $15,970,315,035 $19,733,301,669 $10,195,627,645 $21,320,279,754
2004 $18,826,214,136 $21,124,275,033 $11,411,706,629 $23,146,833,798
2005 $19,509,852,207 $21,594,980,960 $12,588,998,590 $25,032,512,559
2006 $20,910,512,975 $22,417,659,743 $15,056,981,664 $27,058,387,611
2007 $23,928,250,433 $23,387,803,923 $17,110,437,236 $29,270,727,369
2008 $27,715,142,033 $24,053,813,244 $22,658,715,989 $31,384,186,979
2009 $27,932,970,317 $24,674,221,649 $24,537,876,056 $32,960,837,542
2010 $27,507,501,821 $25,389,533,435 $27,133,804,225 $33,723,826,288
2011 $30,630,910,495 $26,247,499,414 $29,524,149,155 $34,646,908,078
2012 $30,155,062,329 $27,461,703,152 $31,634,561,690 $35,488,605,512
2013 $33,728,621,180 $28,833,560,541 $34,454,440,141 $36,414,839,440
2014 $36,386,544,706 $30,482,787,768 $36,847,643,521 $37,647,146,046
2015 $32,210,233,020 $32,210,233,020 $38,587,017,887 $38,587,017,887
2016 $33,814,337,044 $33,671,222,913 $39,892,551,127 $39,356,512,808
2017 $36,098,547,033 $34,863,580,363 $41,608,435,915 $40,330,034,783
2018 $39,955,552,190 $36,242,614,249 $43,370,860,704 $41,103,996,750
2019 $39,667,757,528 $37,502,066,833 $44,503,006,338 $41,823,826,702
2020 $40,773,241,177 $37,599,547,049 $43,700,383,099 $41,362,613,666
2021 $45,011,937,347 $38,854,942,335 $46,296,100,141 $42,874,683,401
2022 $44,347,206,073 $40,306,867,605 $48,764,963,380 $44,009,762,840
2023 $49,279,410,983 $41,616,173,715 $51,088,476,338 $45,279,041,101
2024 $51,326,764,685 $43,143,796,435 $53,352,289,577 $46,405,988,481

Economic indicators

Cameroon Jordan
Gross domestic product
$51.3B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank
92/197
2024
91/197
2024
GDP growth
4.15%
2023-2024
4.43%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$1,762
2024
$4,618
2024
GDP per capita rank
159/197
2024
124/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,591
2024
$10,821
2024
Government debt
$21.9B
2024
$51.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
92.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$752
2024
$4,429
2024
Government debt per person rank
152/185
2024
88/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,492
2025
$5,420
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$24.9B
2024
Income share by richest 10%
31.1%
2021
27.4%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
3.5%
2010
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.3%
2025
31.3%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
4.53%
2023-2024
1.56%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate n/a
6.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2021
16.6%
2023
Population
30491011
11575983

GDP per capita in Cameroon vs Jordan

Cameroon's GDP per capita is $1,762, ranking 159/197, compared to $4,618 in Jordan, ranking 124/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Cameroon ranks 155th at $5,591, while Jordan ranks 131st at $10,821.

Cameroon
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Jordan
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Cameroon Jordan
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $119.1 - - -
1961 $124.6 - - -
1962 $130 - - -
1963 $131.6 - - -
1964 $139.2 - - -
1965 $142.7 - $546 -
1966 $145.8 - $558 -
1967 $156.6 - $497 -
1968 $170.8 - $409 -
1969 $175.2 - $474 -
1970 $178.5 - $409 -
1971 $186.7 - $412 -
1972 $220.1 - $460 -
1973 $271.8 - $531 -
1974 $299.9 - $651 -
1975 $386 - $718 -
1976 $381 - $873 -
1977 $435 - $1,039 -
1978 $582 - $1,249 -
1979 $718 - $1,519 -
1980 $784 - $1,750 -
1981 $750 - $1,885 -
1982 $732 - $1,929 -
1983 $746 - $1,939 -
1984 $772 - $1,871 -
1985 $875 - $1,797 -
1986 $1,179 - $2,200 -
1987 $1,258 - $2,217 -
1988 $1,145 - $1,966 -
1989 $1,001 - $1,260 -
1990 $1,087 $2,032 $1,149 $4,317
1991 $1,015 $1,963 $1,110 $4,195
1992 $1,005 $1,890 $1,287 $4,654
1993 $1,310 $1,731 $1,289 $4,726
1994 $701 $1,752 $1,367 $4,830
1995 $832 $1,790 $1,416 $5,027
1996 $827 $1,850 $1,410 $5,055
1997 $783 $1,915 $1,436 $5,171
1998 $799 $1,975 $1,532 $5,264
1999 $796 $2,039 $1,545 $5,402
2000 $709 $2,108 $1,571 $5,641
2001 $715 $2,191 $1,632 $5,948
2002 $790 $2,263 $1,706 $6,256
2003 $988 $2,368 $1,776 $6,500
2004 $1,133 $2,533 $1,940 $7,074
2005 $1,143 $2,598 $2,088 $7,697
2006 $1,191 $2,704 $2,343 $8,046
2007 $1,326 $2,818 $2,506 $8,416
2008 $1,492 $2,870 $3,242 $8,983
2009 $1,461 $2,879 $3,436 $9,291
2010 $1,399 $2,914 $3,718 $9,417
2011 $1,514 $2,989 $3,947 $9,632
2012 $1,449 $3,060 $4,170 $9,739
2013 $1,576 $3,239 $4,311 $9,817
2014 $1,649 $3,422 $4,191 $9,145
2015 $1,415 $3,498 $4,043 $8,967
2016 $1,442 $3,627 $3,987 $8,748
2017 $1,496 $3,767 $4,066 $9,266
2018 $1,611 $4,011 $4,145 $9,042
2019 $1,555 $4,241 $4,170 $9,429
2020 $1,556 $4,365 $4,022 $9,579
2021 $1,672 $4,794 $4,183 $9,182
2022 $1,605 $5,189 $4,332 $9,927
2023 $1,737 $5,406 $4,466 $10,412
2024 $1,762 $5,591 $4,618 $10,821

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Cameroon's government spending was $8.52B, accounting for 16.3% of its GDP, while Jordan's spent $17.8B, or 31.3% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 39.9% in Cameroon and 92.6% in Jordan, ranking 136/185 and 29/185, respectively.

Cameroon
Government spending

Government debt
Jordan
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Cameroon Jordan
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1985 - - 42.4% 85.2%
1986 - - 33.8% 84.3%
1987 - - 42.1% 101.9%
1988 - - 44.3% 129.3%
1989 - - 42.5% 195.4%
1990 - - 44% 227.5%
1991 - - 44.9% 207.7%
1992 - - 35.5% 155.1%
1993 - - 36.4% 140.6%
1994 - - 34.3% 129%
1995 - - 35.5% 117.8%
1996 - - 36.2% 116.5%
1997 - - 33.9% 109%
1998 - 67.8% 34.9% 110.8%
1999 - 68.4% 32.7% 109%
2000 14.6% 75.9% 33.1% 99.3%
2001 14.6% 62.2% 32.1% 94.4%
2002 13.9% 56.6% 32.9% 94.9%
2003 13.2% 51.5% 36% 88.8%
2004 13.4% 51.7% 36.6% 81.5%
2005 12.4% 43.8% 37.3% 73%
2006 12.5% 18.4% 34.7% 66.3%
2007 13.5% 13.8% 35.8% 64.3%
2008 15.9% 11.2% 34% 54.2%
2009 14.7% 11.3% 34.5% 58%
2010 15.2% 14% 32% 59.4%
2011 17.8% 15% 35.6% 62.1%
2012 17.2% 14.9% 36.8% 70.5%
2013 19.2% 17.5% 33.6% 75.6%
2014 20.1% 20.7% 35.6% 75%
2015 20.1% 31.6% 32.7% 78.4%
2016 20.2% 32.1% 28.4% 77.4%
2017 19.2% 36.5% 28.7% 75.7%
2018 18% 38.3% 30.1% 74.3%
2019 18.7% 41.6% 30.1% 78%
2020 16.6% 44.9% 31.7% 87.9%
2021 17.1% 47.2% 32.2% 98.2%
2022 17.1% 45.6% 32.6% 97.9%
2023 17.1% 43.2% 32.8% 97%
2024 16.6% 42.7% 33.3% 95.9%
2025 16.3% 39.9% 31.3% 92.6%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Cameroon's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$307M, equivalent to -0.6% of GDP. This compares to Jordan's deficit of -$4.41B, or -8.26% of GDP.

Over the past 25 years, Cameroon recorded a fiscal deficit in 17 of those years, while Jordan ran a deficit in 25 years. On average, Cameroon posted an annual deficit equal to -0.007% of GDP, compared to deficit of -6.34% of GDP for Jordan.

Deficit/surplus
Cameroon

Jordan
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Cameroon Jordan
1985 - -6.9%
1986 - -2.39%
1987 - -13.4%
1988 - -13%
1989 - -6.89%
1990 - -7.45%
1991 - -10.2%
1992 - 1.87%
1993 - -2.14%
1994 - -2.3%
1995 - -1.72%
1996 - -3.25%
1997 - -2.97%
1998 - -5.4%
1999 - -2.69%
2000 1.54% -3.99%
2001 0.86% -2.77%
2002 1.51% -4.44%
2003 0.56% -2.52%
2004 -0.46% -1.09%
2005 3.03% -5.36%
2006 28.2% -3.82%
2007 3.87% -5.03%
2008 2% -4.8%
2009 -0.04% -8.84%
2010 -0.93% -7.81%
2011 -2.26% -9.82%
2012 -1.4% -14.3%
2013 -3.55% -10.1%
2014 -4.09% -8.48%
2015 -4.25% -8.39%
2016 -5.88% -3.66%
2017 -4.72% -3.57%
2018 -2.41% -4.61%
2019 -3.24% -5.83%
2020 -3.19% -9.07%
2021 -3.01% -7.46%
2022 -1.11% -6.95%
2023 -0.63% -7.64%
2024 -0.6% -8.26%
2025 -0.84% -5.32%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Cameroon has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 2.79%, compared with 3.03% in Jordan. In 2024, inflation was 4.53% in Cameroon and 1.56% in Jordan.

Inflation
Cameroon

Jordan
Year Inflation
Cameroon Jordan Cameroon Jordan
1996 3.92% 6.5%
1997 4.79% 3.04%
1998 3.17% 3.09%
1999 1.87% 0.61%
2000 1.23% 0.67%
2001 4.42% 1.77%
2002 2.83% 1.83%
2003 0.62% 1.63%
2004 0.23% 3.36%
2005 2.01% 3.49%
2006 5.12% 6.25%
2007 0.92% 4.74%
2008 5.34% 14%
2009 3.04% -0.74%
2010 1.28% 4.85%
2011 2.94% 4.16%
2012 2.74% 4.52%
2013 2.05% 4.82%
2014 1.85% 2.9%
2015 2.68% -0.88%
2016 0.87% -0.78%
2017 0.64% 3.32%
2018 1.07% 4.46%
2019 2.45% 0.76%
2020 2.44% 0.33%
2021 2.27% 1.35%
2022 6.25% 4.23%
2023 7.38% 2.08%
2024 4.53% 1.56%

Top exports between countries

Cameroon
Export category Export value
Wood & paper products $151K
Raw materials & minerals $1K
Jordan
Export category Export value
Raw materials & minerals $2.45M
Chemicals & pharma $1.88M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $487K
Miscellaneous $424K
Textiles & consumer goods $81K
Machinery & equipment $22K

Balance of trade

Cameroon Jordan
Current account balance
-$2.02B
2023
-$3.13B
2024
Current account balance ranking
143/189
2023
156/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
-4.1%
2023
-5.86%
2024
Goods imports
$7.74B
2023
$23.9B
2024
Goods exports
$6.34B
2023
$13.3B
2024
Service imports
$2.55B
2023
$6.5B
2024
Service exports
$2.01B
2023
$9.45B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
21.1%
2024
57.1%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
42.6%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Cameroon Jordan
Economic freedom 52.1 59.4
Economic freedom ranking 149/197 101/197
Property rights 31.3 54.4
Government integrity 20.7 48.8
Judicial effectiveness 10.3 43.5
Tax burden 72.9 83.9
Government spending 91.2 68.5
Fiscal health 92.3 2.8
Business freedom 48.8 62.4
Labor freedom 46.5 55.6
Monetary freedom 73.7 79.9
Trade freedom 57.2 82.4
Investment freedom 30 70
Financial freedom 50 60

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Cameroon is 52.1, ranking 149/197, compared to 59.4 for Jordan, ranking 101/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Cameroon
Jordan
Year Economic freedom index
Cameroon Jordan
1995 51.3 62.7
1996 45.7 60.8
1997 44.6 63.6
1998 48 66.8
1999 50.3 67.4
2000 49.9 67.5
2001 53.3 68.3
2002 52.8 66.2
2003 52.7 65.3
2004 52.3 66.1
2005 53 66.7
2006 54.6 63.7
2007 55.6 64.5
2008 54.3 64.1
2009 53 65.4
2010 52.3 66.1
2011 51.8 68.9
2012 51.8 69.9
2013 52.3 70.4
2014 52.6 69.2
2015 51.9 69.3
2016 54.2 68.3
2017 51.8 66.7
2018 51.9 64.9
2019 52.4 66.5
2020 53.6 66
2021 53.4 64.6
2022 52.9 60.1
2023 51.9 58.8
2024 53.6 58.3
2025 52.1 59.4

More economic indicators

Cameroon Jordan
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
60.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.6%
2024
25.1%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
5.07%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$49B
2024
$51.2B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$5,490
2024
$10,570
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.88B
2023
$21.9B
2024
Total reserves ranking
103/177
2023
60/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$901M
2023
-$1.58B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$925M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$5.56M
2024
$54.1M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
3.53%
2023
7.66%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
37.7%
2021
14.2%
2020
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
21.4%
2024
25.2%
2021

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.