GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon stood at 1.15 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,191 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29,191 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 30,558 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 31,862 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 32,254 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 34,115 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 34,971 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 35,821 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 38,529 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 42,280 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 45,532 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 49,335 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 51,416 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 55,474 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 60,572 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 72,189 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 82,776 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 91,143 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 106,971 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 131,329 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 152,810 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 165,668 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 203,757 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 240,622 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 284,090 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1984 | 337,200 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 393,257 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 408,156 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 378,171 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 341,085 current LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 319,294 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 295,875 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 286,290 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 266,133 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 370,926 current LCU per person | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 389,037 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 415,295 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 423,035 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 457,161 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 471,220 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 490,080 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 503,230 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 524,009 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 547,773 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 573,080 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 597,681 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 602,456 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 622,447 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 634,513 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 665,497 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 687,282 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 692,014 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 713,453 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 739,850 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 778,352 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 814,423 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 836,567 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 854,372 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 868,716 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 895,063 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 911,300 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 895,382 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 927,355 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 1.15 million current LCU per person | +3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.15 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.15 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +39.4% | 266,133 current LCU per person | 370,926 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,511 current LCU per person | 29,191 current LCU per person | 45,532 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 85,401 current LCU per person | 49,335 current LCU per person | 152,810 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 307,130 current LCU per person | 165,668 current LCU per person | 408,156 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,505 current LCU per person | 266,133 current LCU per person | 490,080 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 595,797 current LCU per person | 503,230 current LCU per person | 687,282 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 810,411 current LCU per person | 692,014 current LCU per person | 911,300 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million current LCU per person | 895,382 current LCU per person | 1.15 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 43 Jamaica 1.27 million current LCU per person compare
- 44 Burundi 1.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 45 Malawi 1.18 million current LCU per person compare
- 47 Senegal 1.14 million current LCU per person compare
- 48 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 49 Uruguay 1.04 million current LCU 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 gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,191 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.