Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Cameroon
Cameroon: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.0796 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Cameroon, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0796 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon peaked at 0.0796 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1972 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0796 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0503 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0796 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +65.7% | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 48 Congo 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Togo 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Gabon 0.0822 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0734 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Thailand 0.0676 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Haiti 0.0645 units per square kilometre 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon was 0.0796 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0796 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.