Makrognosis

Cameroon Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

Model scoreCode CREDIT:CM

Model score40 / 1009 Nov 2026
Grade equivalentBB-model-implied
BandSpeculative grade0–100 scale, 100 = strongest
Rank79th of 84economies scored

Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Cameroon at 40 out of 100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB- on the familiar letter scale — speculative grade.

The score is down 0.3 points from 41 on 1 October 2026.

That places Cameroon 79th of the 84 economies the model scores; Russia has the highest score at 100.

Key inputs include government debt of 45.6% of GDP, a fiscal balance of −2.0% of GDP, a current account balance of −3.3% of GDP.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Cameroon sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 20262025303540Robomacro
Cameroon sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 2026. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.

Score history

Assessment dateScoreGrade equivalent
9 November 202640.5BB-
1 October 202640.8BB-
31 July 202640.8BB-
30 July 202627.4B-
26 July 202629.1B
21 June 202623.5B-
18 June 202626.1B-
Get the Cameroon sovereign risk score in your code

Score, grade equivalent and inputs for 84 economies. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/CM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/CM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
score = r.json()["headline"]["score_0_100"]
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What drives the score

The model's published inputs for Cameroon, from official national and international statistics.

InputValueVintage
GDP per capitaUS$1,972.42026
Real GDP growth, 5-year average3.4%2026
Inflation, recent average2.6%2026
Government debt45.6% of GDP2026
Fiscal balance−2.0% of GDP2026
Current account balance−3.3% of GDP2026
External debt31.3% of GDP2026
Foreign-exchange reserves5.3 months of imports2026
Governance (World Bank WGI composite)−1.132026

How Cameroon compares

#EconomyAs ofScore
1Russia9 Nov 2026100
2Turkey9 Nov 2026100
3Denmark9 Nov 202698
4Switzerland9 Nov 202696
5Netherlands9 Nov 202695
73Laos9 Nov 202647
74Uganda9 Nov 202646
75Cambodia9 Nov 202646
76Bangladesh9 Nov 202645
77Egypt9 Nov 202643
78Nigeria9 Nov 202641
79Cameroon9 Nov 202640
80Pakistan9 Nov 202639
81Lebanon9 Nov 202638
82Haiti9 Nov 202632
83Venezuela9 Nov 202629
84Sudan9 Nov 202625

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Cameroon economic indicators

Cameroon Inflation Rate (CPI)Cameroon CEMAC TIAO policy rateCameroon Central African CFA Franc per US Dollar (XAF/USD, computed from ECB euro reference rates: EURXAF / EURUSD (euro-pegged CFA franc))

FAQ

What is Cameroon's credit rating?
Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Cameroon at 40/100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB- (speculative grade). This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.
How is the sovereign risk score calculated?
A statistical model scores each economy from published inputs — government debt and fiscal balance, current account and external debt, GDP per capita and growth, inflation, reserves and governance — on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the strongest credit. It is re-run as the inputs update.
Where can I get the data?
Through the Makrognosis API: GET /v1/credit/CM returns the score history and inputs; /v1/credit/universe lists every economy.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Last assessed 2026-11-09. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.