REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE-WORK-FATHERLAND MINISTRY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ECONOMY AND HANDICRAFTS MINPMEESA
REPUBLIQUE DE CAMEROON PAINTRAPUR-MORIE MINISTÈRE DES PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES, DE L'ECONOMIE SOCIALE ET DE LA PRISANDI
# 2024 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK ON SMESEHs
# ANALYSIS REPORT
14th EDITION
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STUDIES, PROJECTS AND FORCASTS DIVISION
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May 2025
# FOREWORD
With a view to accelerate the realisation of the " mix import-substitution and export promotion " strategy set out in the NDS30, the Government has launched a new operational tool: the Agro-pastoral and Fisheries Import-Substitution Plan (PIISAH). Covering the period 2024-2026, this ambitious plan aims to significantly boost local production and processing, in order to increase Manufacturing Value Added (MVA) to 25% by 2030.
This new strategic tool comes in at a transition period between 2022-2024 MINPMEESA Strategic Performance Framework (SPF) and its current update for the 2026-2028 period and requires better identification of resilient sectors and promotion of synergies between the various players. The integration of new analysis factors, such as business incubators, support structures, local value chains and initiatives for transition to the formal economy, will enrich the statistical analysis and better reflect the changes underway in the national productive fabric. In this dynamic, SMEs, social economy players and Handicraft Production Units (HPU) have a key role to play in the development of local value chains, particularly in high-potential sectors such as agro-industry, forestry-wood and cotton-textile-leather-confection.
Almost 99.8% of our production base is made up of SMEs, of which 79.3% are Very Small Enterprises (VSEs), 19.4% are Small Enterprises (SEs) and only 1.3% are Medium Enterprises (MEs). In terms of sectors, 77.2% of these structures operate in the tertiary sector; 22.7% in the secondary sector; and a tiny proportion of 0.1% in the primary sector. To achieve the target set by the SND30 of increasing MVA to 25% by 2030, it will be crucial to step up action in the primary and secondary sectors. This means stepping up local production, stimulating industrial processing and significantly reducing imports of everyday consumer goods. In keeping with this approach, throughout 2024 my Ministerial Department continued its efforts to modernise and transform production units. The objective is clear: supply the national and international markets with competitive, high-quality consumer goods.
Despite the many turbulences (disruption of global supply chains, persistent inflationary pressures, security instability in some regions), there was an increase in SMESEH activities in 2024. There are around 443,524 SMEs, an increase of 12.8% compared with 2023. In terms of new creations, ECPCs have recorded 21,132 SMEs. Regarding SEOs, 3 909 have been created in 2024 nationwide. Additionally, 3 602 Handicrafts Production Units (HPU) were recorded in Craftspeople Council Office (CCO). This 14th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy Organisations and Craftspeople is now available. It is an invaluable tool for assessing the public policies implemented in favour of our targets, while marking out the path for the structural transformation of our economy.
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