Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon stood at 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1,536 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 613.94 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1973.
Cameroon ranks 123rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 687.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 670.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 613.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 662.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 717.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 648.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 646.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 926.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 1979 | 907.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 746.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 944.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 1,217 constant 2015 US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 1,184 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1,231 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1,274 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,536 constant 2015 US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 1,357 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 1,161 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 922.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 847.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 838.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 698.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 809.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 779.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 764.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 757.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 808.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 844.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 875.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 860.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 874.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 883.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 933.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 995.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 981.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 999 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 989.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 970.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,023 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 995.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,016 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,074 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,124 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,148 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,175 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,178 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,201 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,227 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,253 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,638 constant 2015 US$ per person, 74% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 898.43 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +43.4% | 646.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | 926.21 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 720.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 613.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 926.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,157 constant 2015 US$ per person | 746.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,536 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 802.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 698.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 875.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 951.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 860.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,023 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,114 constant 2015 US$ per person | 995.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,227 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,230 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,253 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 120 Haiti 1,251 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 121 Comoros 1,243 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 122 Senegal 1,242 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 124 Tajikistan 1,152 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 125 Benin 1,053 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 126 Nepal 1,046 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon was 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,536 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 613.94 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted net national income Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.