Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 329.6% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon peaked at 3.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +55.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +154.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +109.0% |
| 2005 | -1.4% | -146.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -112.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +258.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +272.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +78.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +3100.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -115.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -126.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +575.0% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +329.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3100.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | -1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2% compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.2% compare
- 128 Hungary 1.1% compare
- 128 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 128 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon was 1.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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