On July 1st, information published on the "Invest in Cameroon" website indicated that according to the forecast, by 2025, the economic growth rate of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), which is the economic growth region in Central Africa, would reach 2.4%. This is lower than the prediction of the Central Bank of Africa in March 2025, which was 2.9%. At the meeting held in Yapeindé on June 30, 2025, MPK "adjusted the previous growth forecast based on the decline in oil production". According to relevant data, the oil production in the CEMAC region will continue to decline in 2025, and it is expected that the annual growth rate will decrease by 2.7% compared to 0.8% in 2024.
Oil is an important strategic resource in the CEMAC region. Although the oil drilling in this region has become mature and the oil production has declined, the production of crude oil remains the main driving force for economic activities in Central Africa, and these five countries are all affected by it. In addition to Cameroon having the most diversified economic structure, most of the sub-regional economies rely on oil.