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    Cameroon

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    Africa · #110 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    29.8▲ +1.4 YoY
    ●●○0.76IEPA COMPOSITE

    Cameroon scores 29.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #110 of 117 economies. That is up 1.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 41.4. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 19.6. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262432404856
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.651.31.952.6
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #132of 145 ranked economies▼ 17 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024100109118133
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.84% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    43
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.59
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.17
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Agriculture12 of 200 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods2 of 78 made · 3% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies2 of 104 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals2 of 157 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts1 of 155 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 22 OF 43 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    Fiberboard of wood$10B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.25
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 458 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇳🇵Nepal31.9→🇹🇯Tajikistan32.6→🇩🇿Algeria32.7→🇨🇩DR Congo31.3→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    137organizations indexed across 9 types · 116 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    66
    Innovation hubs
    20
    Research organizations
    19
    Government bodies
    9
    Health research
    7
    SEZ authorities
    6
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    Corporate R&D
    3
    Incubators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 137 indexed
    Beehive Incubator & Coworking
    Incubators
    Djamboutou Garoua Industrial Zone
    SEZ authorities · Douala
    Banengo Industrial Zone
    SEZ authorities · Douala
    Adventist University Cosendai
    Universities & research bodies · Nanga Eboko · 1996
    Institut National de la Jeunesse et des Sports
    Universities & research bodies · Yaoundé · 1960
    Metabiota (Cameroon)
    Corporate R&D · Yaoundé · 2008
    Effective Basic Services for Africa
    Research organizations · Bamenda · 2016
    Cameroon Nutritional Science Society
    Research organizations · Yaoundé
    University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde
    Health research · Yaoundé · 1965
    Global Health Systems Solutions
    Health research · Limbe · 1985
    Jokkolabs Cameroon
    Innovation hubs
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    Cameroon: common questions

    What is Cameroon's IEPA score?
    Cameroon scores 29.8 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #110 of 117 economies.
    What is Cameroon's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 41.4. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Cameroon back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 19.6, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Cameroon compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Nepal (31.9), Tajikistan (32.6), Algeria (32.7), DR Congo (31.3).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Cameroon →