GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per capita was 1.15 million current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Cameroon is 1.15 million current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.15 million current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,191 current LCU, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,511 current LCU | 29,191 current LCU | 45,532 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 85,401 current LCU | 49,335 current LCU | 152,810 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 307,130 current LCU | 165,668 current LCU | 408,154 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,505 current LCU | 266,134 current LCU | 490,078 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 595,796 current LCU | 503,229 current LCU | 687,282 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 810,410 current LCU | 692,013 current LCU | 911,298 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million current LCU | 895,384 current LCU | 1.15 million current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -536.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -921.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.13 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 33.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Gdp per capita in Cameroon was 1.15 million current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,191 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.