Cameroon plans 2027 public investment rise but misses budget target
The government acknowledges it will not meet its goal of allocating 40% of the general budget to investment next year.
Cameroon's public investment budget will increase in 2027, but it will not reach the government's target of 40% of the general budget. The Cabinet acknowledged this gap in a statement after the October 27, 2026 meeting in Yaoundé, chaired by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute. The statement promised a "significant increase" in public investment for next year without providing specific figures.
This announcement follows an October 12 presidential circular that set a minimum investment allocation of 30% of the general budget for 2027. The Cabinet statement did not clarify if this lower threshold would be met. In 2026, Cameroon's Public Investment Budget (PIB) is CFA2,031.15 billion out of a CFA8,683.9 billion general budget, representing 23.4% of the budget.
The 2026 allocation is 6.6 percentage points below the minimum target set for 2027. These figures reflect budgeted amounts, not actual spending. The National Development Strategy 2020–2030 aims for the higher investment percentage.
Why it mattersCameroon's government plans to increase public investment in 2027, but it will fall short of the National Development Strategy's goal.