What they reported
Recovery from a 0.5% contraction in 2020 to 3.9% growth in 2025.
Inflation fell from 6.3% in 2022 to 3.4% in 2025.
Priorities and asks
Universal energy access, stronger domestic and international partnerships, and the African Continental Free Trade Area.
What stands out
The SDGs are embedded in the National Development Strategy 2020-2030 as the reference framework for all public policy.
The data angle
Names the lack of disaggregated statistical data among its persistent challenges.
Cameroon, translated from French: “Faithful to the fundamental principle of the 2030 Agenda, the country reaffirms its determination to leave no one behind.”
Read more
- Voluntary National Reviews 2026, the full brief with all 36 countries and the cross-cutting themes.
- Official VNR country database, home of Cameroon’s full report and main messages.
- HLPF 2026 coverage, where the reviews are presented.
This summary is drawn from Cameroon’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. The main messages were reviewed in French and translated. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.