Over the past five years, the fiscal revenue shortfall caused by discrepancies between officially declared gold exports and volumes shipped abroad is CFAF577.51 billion in Cameroon. According to data released by mining authorities, Cameroon officially recorded only 1.897 tons of gold exports through Customs and the National Mining Corporation, SONAMINES, between 2021 and 2025. In 2023, officially declared exports amounted to about 742 kilograms while exports abroad reached 15.2 tons, leaving a gap of 14.46 tons. In 2024, declared exports stood at approximately 644 kilograms compared to 12.2 tons exported, resulting in a difference of 11.56 tons. Recent government reforms are intended to increase declared gold production, improve tax collection, strengthen national mineral reserves and support the transition from artisanal and semi-mechanized operations toward industrial mining.