Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Global: Ease of doing business score was 46.1 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Cameroon, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Cameroon is 46.1 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over five years.
Cameroon ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.89 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 41.77 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.05 DB17-20 methodology | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 46 DB17-20 methodology | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.1 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 46.1 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88 DB17-20 methodology, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 46.1 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Cameroon?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Cameroon was 46.1 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.77 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Cameroon ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.