KEY FIGURES
- 34,688 modern companies listed, including 14,371 located in Douala (41.4%) and 12,252 in Yaoundé (35.3%).
- 60.5% of economic units are sole proprietorships.
- 354,756 permanent employees in the modern sector in 2018.
- 12,655 billion CFA francs in turnover generated by modern companies.
- Enterprises with more than 100 employees represent 1.3% of the total but employ 59.6% of the permanent workforce.
- The primary sector accounts for 1.0% of companies, employs 9.0% of the workforce and generates 2.4% of total turnover.
- The secondary sector accounts for 9.5% of companies, employs 30.0% of the workforce and generates 32.3% of overall turnover.
- The tertiary sector accounts for 89.5% of companies, employs 61.0% of the workforce and generates 65.3% of overall turnover.
- Companies with a turnover of more than 3 billion CFA francs represent 1.3% of all companies and account for 79.8% of total turnover.