Cameroon | Country Data

CAMEROON: EXTRACTIVE DATA SNAPSHOT

  Oil Gas Gold Diamonds Bauxite/Aluminium
Proven Reserves 400  Mbbl tcf     900 M Mt
Production 63,200 bls /day 1 Bcf / year 1800 kg/year 12,000 carats/year 95,000 mt aluminum/year
Revenue ($)   0      
% Total Exports 54 0      
Contribution to budget, US Billion 1.22 n/a      
% Total Government Revenue (2011) 22 n/a .01
Consumption 31,000 bbl/day 1 Bcf / year n/a n/a n/a
Net Exports (Production Minus Consumption)   0 n/a n/a n/a
Source: IMF, USGS, SNH 2011, EIA 2009, 2010, CIA
* <1 percent

 

CAMEROON: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES COMPANIES

  State-owned Major Private Multi-national
Oil and Gas SNH, SONARA* (refinery) Total, Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Petronas, Noble Energy, Perenco PLC, Victoria Oil & Gas, Kosmos, Sterling Energy, Addax Petroleum, Euroil (Bowleven), Shell, Pecten, Ridgeway Energy
Mining   Alucam, Rio Tinto, Dubai Aluminium, Hanlong Mining, Hindalco-Adita Birla, Geovic
Source: SNH EIA, CIA, USGS
* Total holds 20% stake in Sonara

 

CAMEROON: KEY ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

GDP ($ billion) 22.4
GDP per capita ($) 1143
Population (millions) 19.6
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 51.6
% Population Living on < $2/day 30.4
United Nations Human Development Value 0.48
Gini Index Value 0.43
Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 2.2
TI Corruption Perceptions Index(out of 182 countries) 134
Key World Bank Governance Indicators(percentile, 0 to 100)* World Bank Governance Matters
Voice and Accountability 16.6
Government Effectiveness 18.7
Regulatory Quality 25.8
Rule of Law 15.2
Control of Corruption 16.7
Political Stability 26.9
External Debt(% GDP) 6.5
Source: World Bank 2007, 2010, IMF 2010, UNDP
* Percentile rank indicates the percentage of countries worldwide that rank below Azerbaijan. Higher values indicate better governance.