GNI growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: GNI growth was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI growth in Cameroon, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gni growth in Cameroon stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Cameroon peaked at 38.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | -9.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | -10.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -8.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 1.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -0.7% | 5.4% | 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 gni growth in Cameroon?
- Gni growth in Cameroon was 2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for gni growth?
- Cameroon ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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 GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.