GDP per capita growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per capita growth was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Cameroon is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Cameroon peaked at 18.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -13.0%, in 1967.
Cameroon ranks 164th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -407.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +33.4% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -14.0% |
| 1965 | -0.2% | -118.2% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -1052.2% |
| 1967 | -13.0% | -680.7% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -129.0% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -80.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +73.5% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -110.4% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -3285.4% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +208.4% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | -8.0% | -197.7% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -235.7% |
| 1978 | 18.7% | +72.7% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -83.4% |
| 1980 | -5.1% | -264.4% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -355.5% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -61.8% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | -5.1% | -240.9% |
| 1988 | -10.5% | +107.6% |
| 1989 | -4.7% | -55.8% |
| 1990 | -8.8% | +89.8% |
| 1991 | -6.6% | -25.6% |
| 1992 | -5.8% | -11.2% |
| 1993 | -10.5% | +80.2% |
| 1994 | -0.9% | -91.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -111.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +1243.8% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +42.8% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +58.6% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | -113.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -280.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +44.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -103.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | +482.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +363607.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +247.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -55.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +72.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -482.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -125.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +65.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -37.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +31.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2% | -13.0% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | -8.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -10.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.6% | -10.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -0.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -2.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 161 Italy 0.6% compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 0.6% compare
- 163 France 0.6% compare
- 165 Madagascar 0.6% compare
- 166 Greenland 0.5% compare
- 167 Faroe Islands 0.4% 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 10.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 581.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 1.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Cameroon?
- Gdp per capita growth in Cameroon was 0.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.