Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita was 92 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1964–2015
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 92 for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in 2015.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 119 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66, in 1968.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 86 | — |
| 1965 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 66 | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 74 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 69 | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 79 | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 85 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 89 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 98 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 113 | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 117 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 116 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 117 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 119 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 117 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 115 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 117 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 118 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 119 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 116 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 115 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83 | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 87 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 92 | +5.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rank vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -27.8% | 115 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81 | 66 | 91 | 6 |
| 1970s | 79.9 | 69 | 89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.1 | 87 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.6 | 98 | 117 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.1 | 115 | 119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.67 | 80 | 115 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 96 compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 96 compare
- 16 Nicaragua 95 compare
- 18 Venezuela 90 compare
- 19 Iran 89 compare
- 20 Mauritania 85 compare
- 20 Syria 85 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 92 in 2015, according to Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 119 in 2000.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 1968.
- How does Cameroon rank for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.