GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per capita was 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Cameroon is 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,523 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 161st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,803 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,523 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,518 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,127 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,823 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,303 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,604 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,287 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,882 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,856 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,763 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 158 Nepal 5,277 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 159 Myanmar 5,137 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 160 Tajikistan 5,062 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 162 Senegal 4,669 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 163 Syria 4,579 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea 4,456 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.00 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.65 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 6.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 75.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 51.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 29.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 39.23 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 48.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Gdp per capita in Cameroon was 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,523 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.