GDP per person employed in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per person employed was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per person employed in Cameroon is 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Cameroon peaked at 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 145th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,132 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,480 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,590 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,157 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,127 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,777 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,416 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,118 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,246 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,085 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Cameroon?
- Gdp per person employed in Cameroon was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per person employed?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.