Eci ranking vs gdp per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Eci ranking vs gdp per capita was 92 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Eci ranking vs gdp per capita in Cameroon, 1964–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 92 for eci ranking 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, eci ranking 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.
Eci ranking 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 Eci ranking 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
- 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 eci ranking vs gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Eci ranking vs gdp per capita in Cameroon was 92 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eci ranking vs gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 119 in 2000.
- What is the lowest eci ranking vs gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 1968.
- How does Cameroon rank for eci ranking vs gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is eci ranking 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Eci ranking vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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