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

52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Ghana: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Cameroon

2,097 current US$ per person

in 2025

Ghana

2,363 current US$ per person

in 2024

Cameroon rank

153rd

Ghana rank

150th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,097 current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 266 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.

Cameroon ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 150th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	160.39 current US$ per person	240.67 current US$ per person	80.28 current US$ per person	Ghana
1970s	262.14 current US$ per person	267.02 current US$ per person	4.88 current US$ per person	Ghana
1980s	1,034 current US$ per person	372.43 current US$ per person	661.58 current US$ per person	Cameroon
1990s	877.13 current US$ per person	429.28 current US$ per person	447.85 current US$ per person	Cameroon
2000s	1,105 current US$ per person	729.95 current US$ per person	375.41 current US$ per person	Cameroon
2010s	1,555 current US$ per person	1,989 current US$ per person	434.02 current US$ per person	Ghana
2020s	1,733 current US$ per person	2,359 current US$ per person	625.91 current US$ per person	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Ghana?: Ghana, at 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,097 current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Ghana?: 266 current US$ per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 150th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.