GDP per capita, PPP in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per capita, PPP was 4,946 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon is 4,946 constant 2021 international $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon peaked at 4,946 constant 2021 international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,523 constant 2021 international $, in 1994.
That places Cameroon 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita, PPP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,518 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 4,221 constant 2021 international $ | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 3,974 constant 2021 international $ | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 3,556 constant 2021 international $ | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 3,523 constant 2021 international $ | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3,527 constant 2021 international $ | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,578 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,642 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 3,714 constant 2021 international $ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3,780 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,823 constant 2021 international $ | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3,885 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,951 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4,055 constant 2021 international $ | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,223 constant 2021 international $ | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 4,200 constant 2021 international $ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4,242 constant 2021 international $ | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,303 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,300 constant 2021 international $ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,287 constant 2021 international $ | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,287 constant 2021 international $ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,308 constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,382 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4,474 constant 2021 international $ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,588 constant 2021 international $ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,699 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,767 constant 2021 international $ | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4,798 constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,851 constant 2021 international $ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,882 constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,763 constant 2021 international $ | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4,794 constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4,844 constant 2021 international $ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4,875 constant 2021 international $ | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,917 constant 2021 international $ | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 4,946 constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,803 constant 2021 international $ | 3,523 constant 2021 international $ | 4,518 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,127 constant 2021 international $ | 3,823 constant 2021 international $ | 4,303 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,604 constant 2021 international $ | 4,287 constant 2021 international $ | 4,882 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,856 constant 2021 international $ | 4,763 constant 2021 international $ | 4,946 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 159 Nepal 5,277 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 160 Myanmar 5,137 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 161 Tajikistan 5,062 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 163 Senegal 4,669 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 164 Syrian Arab Republic 4,579 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 4,456 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 572.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1.13 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 140.34 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon was 4,946 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,946 constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,523 constant 2021 international $ in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Cameroon ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.