Economy · Social security contributions · Cameroon
Cameroon’s social security contributions fell to 0.93% of GDP in 2024.
0.93% of GDP
2024
Down 0.04 pp from 2023.
Updated 20 Oct 2026
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0.93% of GDP
What it is. Social security contributions by employees, employers and the self-employed (OECD code 2000), general government, as a share of GDP. A reported zero means OECD records no revenue under that heading.
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| Period | Social security contributions · Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.85% of GDP |
| 2016 | 1% of GDP |
| 2017 | 1% of GDP |
| 2018 | 1% of GDP |
| 2019 | 1% of GDP |
| 2020 | 1% of GDP |
| 2021 | 1% of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.96% of GDP |
| 2023 | 0.97% of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.93% of GDP |
Source: OECD/AUC/ATAF, Revenue Statistics in Africa, OECD Data Explorer; 2025 edition DOI 10.1787/8d3bf3af-en (Social security contributions, % of GDP) · Licence: OECD terms for Data (reuse for any purpose with credit to the OECD); publication under Creative Commons Attribution IGO. Confirmed by the owner, 20 Oct 2026 (T-057)
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Strata-AF™ Data, Social security contributions, Cameroon, 2024; source OECD/AUC/ATAF, Revenue Statistics in Africa, OECD Data Explorer; 2025 edition DOI 10.1787/8d3bf3af-en (Social security contributions, % of GDP), retrieved 20 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/social-security-contributions/cameroon
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Social security contributions by employees, employers and the self-employed (OECD code 2000), general government, as a share of GDP. A reported zero means OECD records no revenue under that heading.
Social security contributions by employees, employers and the self-employed (OECD code 2000), general government, as a share of GDP. Unit: % of GDP. A reported zero means OECD records no revenue under that heading. To see it as a share of total tax revenue, divide it by the total tax-to-GDP series.
Source: OECD/AUC/ATAF, Revenue Statistics in Africa (2025 edition, DOI 10.1787/8d3bf3af-en, and later OECD updates), used under the OECD terms for Data with credit to the OECD. Covers 30 African countries, from 1990 where available; the latest year varies by country. Updated about once a year, with a lag of about two years; the OECD dataset is revised online and the figures here follow it weekly.