Cameroon vs Senegal: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Cameroon
4,836 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Senegal
4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
149th
Senegal rank
151st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4,836 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Senegal, a difference of 724 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 151st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,902 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 928.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Senegal
1970s 2,051 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,510 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 458.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Senegal
1980s 3,438 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,962 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 475.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Cameroon
1990s 3,116 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,922 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 194.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Cameroon
2000s 3,445 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,060 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 384.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Cameroon
2010s 4,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,438 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 585.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Cameroon
2020s 4,763 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,966 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 796.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Cameroon or Senegal?
Cameroon, at 4,836 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Cameroon and Senegal?
724 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 151st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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