Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita, PPP
GDP per capita, PPP over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5,788 current international $ against 5,215 current international $ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 573 current international $.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,894 current international $ | 2,269 current international $ | 375.52 current international $ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2,533 current international $ | 2,348 current international $ | 185.08 current international $ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3,477 current international $ | 3,484 current international $ | 7.36 current international $ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5,191 current international $ | 4,512 current international $ | 679.44 current international $ | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 5,788 current international $ against 5,215 current international $ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 573 current international $, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Cameroon ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.