Cameroon’s Agricultural Growth Slumps to 1.1% as Export Farming Contracts

Cameroon’s Agricultural Growth Slumps to 1.1% as Export Farming Contracts Industrial and export agriculture contracted 3.1% in 2025 after 9.5% growth a year earlier. Agriculture still generated CFA3.97 trillion in value added, about 11.5% of Cameroon’s nominal GDP. Agricultural export earnings rose 8.8% despite the decline in production activity, as prices for several major crops increased. Cameroon’s agricultural growth slowed sharply to 1.1% in 2025 from 5.2% a year earlier, after a contraction in industrial and export farming erased much of the sector’s previous momentum. The slowdown matters for a sector that generated nearly CFA4 trillion in value added and…