GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 1,482 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon stood at 1,482 constant 2015 US$ per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1,660 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 667.54 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1967.
Cameroon ranks 132nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 667.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 704.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 753.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 769.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 761.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 757.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 742.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 850.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 914.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 807.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 823.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1,112 constant 2015 US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 1979 | 1,139 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 989.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 1,114 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 1,400 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,447 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,510 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1,660 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 1,536 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 1,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 1,088 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 966.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 974.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 976.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 956.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 940.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 995.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,040 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,055 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,043 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,056 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,124 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1,191 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1,208 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,242 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,238 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,260 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,262 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,268 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,297 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,339 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,370 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,396 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,417 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,426 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,450 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,451 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,402 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,439 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,465 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,457 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,484 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,482 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +35.0% | 823.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,112 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 1982 | +26.3% | 1,114 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,407 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 708.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | 667.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | 753.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 867.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 742.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,139 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,372 constant 2015 US$ per person | 989.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,660 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | 940.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,166 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,043 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,260 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,368 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,262 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,451 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,455 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,402 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,484 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 1,745 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 130 Senegal 1,576 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 131 Tajikistan 1,528 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 133 Comoros 1,468 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 134 Benin 1,376 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 135 Congo 1,375 constant 2015 US$ 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$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Cameroon was 1,482 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 667.54 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 GNI (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.