Cameroon's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 40.73% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14.83 percentage points from 25.9% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40.73% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 20.25% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 25.9% | 2014 |
| Highest | 63.95% | 2002 |
| Lowest | 8.85% | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 24.68% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 31.07% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 7.99 percentage points on 2023 (from 32.74% to 40.73%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.59 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.35 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.01 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.64 percentage points in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.25 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40.73% | 2024 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.13% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 45.72% | 2025 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2024 ranking
- Bahamas, The — 6th of 29: 50.42%
- Côte d'Ivoire — 7th of 29: 48.72%
- Mauritania — 8th of 29: 45.13%
- Zimbabwe — 10th of 29: 39.87%
- Mauritius — 11th of 29: 39.28%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 12th of 29: 32.59%
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 48 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.73 |
| 2023 | 32.74 |
| 2022 | 27.99 |
| 2021 | 22.13 |
| 2020 | 25.84 |
| 2019 | 20.25 |
| 2018 | 22.74 |
| 2017 | 23.79 |
| 2016 | 13.42 |
| 2015 | 17.22 |
| 2014 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.14% (2025)
- Benin — 47.01% (2023)
- Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
- Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
- Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 55.25% (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 40.73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 9.66 percentage points from 31.07% in 1977. The highest value was 63.95% in 2002 and the lowest 8.85% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 10th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2024, Cameroon's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 7.99 percentage points on 2023 (from 32.74% to 40.73%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.59 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.35 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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