Cameroon public holidays 2026, VAT rate and tax data
Cameroon: VAT rate 19.25% since 1 Jan 2005; 10 public holidays in 2026 (next: Noel (Christmas Day), 25 Dec 2026); corporate tax rate 33%; minimum wage 60000 XAF/month; policy interest rate 4.5%; inflation rate (CPI) 3.4%.
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{ "country": "CM", "series": "vat", "value": 19.25, "unit": "percent", "effective_from": "2005-01-01", "last_confirmed": "2026-07-20", "source": { "name": "Direction Generale des Impots (MINFI), fiche 'La Taxe sur la Valeur A…", "url": "https://impots.cm/sites/default/files/documents/FICHE%20TVA.pdf" } }
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Cameroon public holidays 2026
10 days in 2026; next: Noel (Christmas Day) on 25 Dec 2026. Official source: Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le regime des fetes legales en Republique Unie du… · last verified 20 Jul 2026
Fixed by law 6 Confirmed 2 Estimated 2
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 Thu | Jour de l'An (New Year's Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 11 Feb 2026 Wed | Fete de la Jeunesse (Youth Day) | Confirmed | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 20 Mar 2026 Fri | Fete de fin de Ramadan / Aid el-Fitr (Djoulde Soumae) - PROVISIONAL | Estimated | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 3 Apr 2026 Fri | Vendredi Saint (Good Friday) | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 1 May 2026 Fri | Fete du Travail (Labour Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 14 May 2026 Thu | Ascension | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 20 May 2026 Wed | Fete Nationale (National Day / Unity Day) | Confirmed | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 27 May 2026 Wed | Fete du Mouton / Aid el-Adha (Djoulde Laihadji) - PROVISIONAL | Estimated | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 15 Aug 2026 Sat | Assomption (Assumption) | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
| 25 Dec 2026 Fri | Noel (Christmas Day) | Fixed by law | Loi n°73/5 du 7 decembre 1973 fixant le… |
Status is read from the record: fixed by law follows from a standing rule (a fixed date or the Easter computus); confirmed is dated in the cited official calendar and not flagged provisional; estimated is provisional or moon-sighting dependent; substitute stands in for a statutory day that fell on a weekend or was moved. Hover a status for the reason.
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Rate schedules and breakdowns
Guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (SMIG)
60000 XAF/month · in force from 2023-03-21 · Official source: Decret n°2023/00338/PM du 21 mars 2023 fixant le Salaire Minimum… · last verified 7 Aug 2026
Schedule
| key | label | value | sector | effective from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agricultural | Agricultural sector and assimilated activities | 45000 | agriculture | 2023-03-21 | Decret n°2023/00338/PM du 21 mars 2023… |
| state-employee | State employees governed by the Labour Code (agents de l'Etat relevant du Code du Travail) | 43969 | — | 2024-02-23 | Decret n°2024/0168/PM du 23 fevrier… |
| Applies only where the State is the employer. It is the absolute lowest floor in force, but not a general labour-market floor. | |||||
Withholding tax rates
15–16.5% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate · in force from — · Official source: République du Cameroun, Code Général des Impôts - Édition 2024, published by… · last verified 21 Oct 2026
Rates by payment type
| key | label | rate | applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dividends | IRCM on dividends (incl. 10% centimes additionnels communaux) | 16.5 | dividends and distributed profits paid to residents and non-residents alike; final (liberatoire) withholding | Code Général des Impôts du Cameroun… |
| RISES TO 33% (30% + CAC) where the beneficiary is domiciled or established in a jurisdiction treated as a tax haven. Temporary 50%/25% IRCM reductions exist as listing incentives for companies admitted to the securities market. | ||||
| interest | IRCM on interest (incl. 10% centimes additionnels communaux) | 16.5 | interest, including interest on foreign loans, paid to non-residents; final (liberatoire) withholding | Code Général des Impôts du Cameroun… |
| The same tax-haven uplift to 33% applies as for dividends. | ||||
| royalties | TSR on royalties | 15 | royalties paid to persons domiciled outside Cameroon - copyright in literary and artistic works, software use or concession of use, sale or rental of patent/trademark/secret-process licences, film and broadcast rights, and know-how (art. 225) | Code Général des Impôts du Cameroun… |
| services-non-resident | TSR on non-resident services | 15 | sums paid abroad in remuneration for 'prestations de toute nature fournies ou utilisees au Cameroun' - studies, consulting, technical/financial/accounting assistance, digital audio-visual services, petroleum-sector services and generally all services - where the provider is domiciled outside Cameroon (art. 225) | Code Général des Impôts du Cameroun… |
| TIERED BELOW THE 15% GENERAL RATE: 10% (taux moyen) for ad-hoc material services paid to non-domiciled enterprises that renounced assessment on declaration; 3% (taux reduit, per the current structure as reported by PwC) for public-procurement remuneration to non-domiciled… | ||||
Statutory interest (taux d'intérêt légal)
4.5 percent · in force from 2026-06-29 · Official source: BEAC, Décision N°01/CPM/2026 du 29 juin 2026 portant fixation des taux… · last verified 9 Oct 2026 derived
Resolved rates
| key | label | spread | value | article | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| default | Statutory interest on enforcement of court decisions (taux d'intérêt légal) | 0 | 4.5 | Loi n°2004/015 du 21 avril 2004, art. 2(1) | Loi n2004/015 du 21 avril 2004 fixant… |
Personal income tax (IRPP) - salary schedule
10–35% across 4 bands · in force from 2015-01-01 · Official source: Direction Generale des Impots (MINFI), 'Impot sur le revenu des personnes… · last verified 20 Jul 2026
| min | max | rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2000000 | 10 |
| 2000000 | 3000000 | 15 |
| 3000000 | 5000000 | 25 |
| 5000000 | — | 35 |
Statutory social-insurance contributions
0–8.4% across 3 contribution branches · in force from 2016-02-15 · Official source: Caisse Nationale de Prevoyance Sociale du Cameroun (CNPS), own site content on… · last verified 11 Aug 2026
| key | label | rate total | rate employee | rate employer | unit | base | currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prestations_familiales | Family benefits branch / Branche des prestations familiales (CNPS) - general (non-agricultural) rate | 7 | 0 | 7 | percent | The contributory salary (salaire cotisable), which may be neither less than the SMIG nor greater than the ceiling in force of 750 000 FCFA per month (9 000 000 FCFA per year). THE RATE DIFFERS BY SECTOR: 7% is the general rate; the agricultural sector rate is 5,65% and the private education sector rate is 3,70%, both employer-only and both on the same 750 000 FCFA ceiling. | XAF |
| Employer-only; never deducted from the employee. THREE DIFFERENT NATIONAL RATES EXIST FOR THIS ONE BRANCH, SELECTED BY SECTOR, AND AN ENGINE MUST CHOOSE: 7% general (non-agricultural private sector), 5,65% agricultural, 3,70% private education. The gap between the top and bottom… | |||||||
| pvid_pension | Old-age, invalidity and death pension branch / Branche pension vieillesse, invalidite et deces (PVID) - CNPS | 8.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | percent | The contributory salary, which may be neither less than the SMIG nor greater than 750 000 FCFA per month (9 000 000 FCFA per year). Both shares are computed on the same capped base. | XAF |
| THIS IS THE ONLY BRANCH THE EMPLOYEE PAYS INTO - 4,2% of capped salary is the entire payslip deduction in Cameroon, a maximum of 31 500 FCFA per month at the 750 000 ceiling. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY GENUINELY MATCHED BRANCH IN THIS RECORD: employer and employee each pay 4,2%, which… | |||||||
| risques_professionnels | Work accidents and occupational diseases branch / Branche des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (CNPS) - risk-rated in three bands, UNCAPPED | — | 0 | — | percent | THE WHOLE SALARY - la totalite du salaire. This branch is NOT subject to the 750 000 FCFA ceiling that applies to family benefits and to the pension. The rate is 1,75%, 2,50% or 5% "suivant les risques encourus dans l'entreprise". | XAF |
| NO SINGLE NATIONAL RATE - rate_employer is deliberately null. THREE DISCRETE RATES, NOT A RANGE: 1,75%, 2,50% and 5%. There is no 2%, no 3% and no 4%; an engine that interpolates will produce a rate that does not exist. Note the jump - the top band is nearly three times the… | |||||||
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