Burundi vs Cameroon: GDP per capita

Burundi
1.25 million current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon
1.15 million current LCU
in 2025
Burundi rank
44th
Cameroon rank
46th

GDP per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.25 million current LCU against 1.15 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 99,790 current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burundi ranks 44th and Cameroon ranks 46th of 213 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 4,204 current LCU 35,511 current LCU 31,308 current LCU Cameroon
1970s 9,340 current LCU 85,401 current LCU 76,062 current LCU Cameroon
1980s 24,397 current LCU 307,130 current LCU 282,733 current LCU Cameroon
1990s 46,896 current LCU 386,505 current LCU 339,609 current LCU Cameroon
2000s 155,206 current LCU 595,796 current LCU 440,591 current LCU Cameroon
2010s 397,405 current LCU 810,410 current LCU 413,006 current LCU Cameroon
2020s 843,322 current LCU 1.02 million current LCU 177,476 current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Burundi or Cameroon?
Burundi, at 1.25 million current LCU against 1.15 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Burundi and Cameroon?
99,790 current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for gdp per capita?
Burundi ranks 44th and Cameroon ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.