Cameroon vs Senegal: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table
Cameroon
4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Senegal
4,669 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Cameroon rank
161st
Senegal rank
162nd
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices against 4,669 international-$ in 2021 prices in Senegal, a difference of 277 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,803 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,879 international-$ in 2021 prices | 923.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4,127 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,238 international-$ in 2021 prices | 888.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4,604 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,629 international-$ in 2021 prices | 975.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4,856 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,312 international-$ in 2021 prices | 544.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Cameroon, at 4,946 international-$ in 2021 prices against 4,669 international-$ in 2021 prices in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 277 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table?
- Cameroon ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.