Cameroon

Political relations

France and Cameroon have long-standing, extensive relations. Our civil cooperation is considerable and covers many sectors: governance, health, education, infrastructure, rural development, the environment, higher education, research and culture.

Economic relations

Cameroon is France’s leading trading partner in Central Africa, excluding oil. France is Cameroon’s second-largest trading partner.

In 2019, after five years of lowering, French exports to Cameroon rose again. In 2021, they reached €541.6 million, while French imports from Cameroon stood at €259.5 million.

The French economic presence in Cameroon is highly diversified, thanks to some 100 subsidiaries and some 200 businesses belonging to French nationals. It is significant in the areas of oil production, wood and agrifood industry, public works, banking, insurance, transport and logistics and retail.

With a total of €1.1 billion in 2020, French foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Cameroon is the second-largest in Central Africa, after Congo (€2.8 billion). French investments have remained stable above €1 billion since 2017, after several years of decline.