GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon stood at 1.15 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 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: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 300,608 current LCU per person, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 334,204 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 323,377 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 300,608 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 376,058 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 408,337 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 429,187 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 437,185 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 472,453 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 486,983 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 490,080 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 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: linked series (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +25.1% | 300,608 current LCU per person | 376,058 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405,847 current LCU per person | 300,608 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)
- 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gdp: linked series (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: linked series (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: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,608 current LCU per person in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (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 rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (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: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (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.