Cameroon has no figures for sports betting tax revenue
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Investiraucameroun
An AfriBallon study finds no consolidated turnover figure for sports betting in Cameroon or verifiable official amount for tax revenues, and cannot establish the number of licensed operators. The companies concerned are subject to an annual levy of 2% of turnover excluding tax, collected by the Directorate General of Taxation since the December 2024 reform, according to Investir au Cameroun.
Cameroonian companies operating gambling activities under authorisation or concession must pay an annual levy equivalent to 2% of their turnover excluding tax. Since the local taxation reform of December 2024, collection has been the responsibility of the Directorate General of Taxation, with quarterly declarations and payments provided for under Article C 132 of the General Tax Code, according to AfriBallon.
The 2025 Finance Law set authorisation fees for online gambling at 300 million CFA francs, compared with 10 million and 5 million CFA francs for type A and B concessions. Part of the levy is paid to the Regions through the Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance (FEICOM), while financial transactions linked to gambling are also taxed.
