What is the difference in gdp (constant lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?

67,229 constant LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: GDP (constant LCU), per capita

Cameroon

886,423 constant LCU per person

in 2025

Nigeria

953,652 constant LCU per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

35th

Nigeria rank

32nd

GDP (constant LCU), per capita over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 953,652 constant LCU per person against 886,423 constant LCU per person in Cameroon, a difference of 67,229 constant LCU per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	556,902 constant LCU per person	587,662 constant LCU per person	30,761 constant LCU per person	Nigeria
1970s	635,511 constant LCU per person	847,351 constant LCU per person	211,840 constant LCU per person	Nigeria
1980s	956,865 constant LCU per person	629,247 constant LCU per person	327,618 constant LCU per person	Cameroon
1990s	681,608 constant LCU per person	590,404 constant LCU per person	91,204 constant LCU per person	Cameroon
2000s	739,605 constant LCU per person	734,232 constant LCU per person	5,374 constant LCU per person	Cameroon
2010s	825,067 constant LCU per person	988,128 constant LCU per person	163,061 constant LCU per person	Nigeria
2020s	870,383 constant LCU per person	916,895 constant LCU per person	46,512 constant LCU per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (constant lcu), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 953,652 constant LCU per person against 886,423 constant LCU per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (constant lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 67,229 constant LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (constant lcu), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (constant LCU), per capita
Unit: constant LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 214 places, 11,623 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

GDP (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.