GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon is 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 4,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,081 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 129th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,771 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,564 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 3,165 constant 2021 international $ per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 3,192 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3,200 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,132 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3,081 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3,262 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 3,294 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,408 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3,455 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3,418 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,460 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,683 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3,903 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3,958 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,077 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4,070 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,057 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,129 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4,136 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,154 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,250 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4,389 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4,488 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,573 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,644 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4,674 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,752 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4,754 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,594 constant 2021 international $ per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4,716 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4,799 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,774 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4,863 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,188 constant 2021 international $ per person, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,869 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,307 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,081 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,771 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,821 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3,418 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,129 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,481 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,136 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,754 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,767 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,594 constant 2021 international $ per person | 4,863 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 126 Kiribati 5,157 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 127 Congo 5,150 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 128 Zimbabwe 5,145 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 130 Palestine 4,625 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 131 Senegal 4,565 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 132 Guinea 4,181 constant 2021 international $ 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 gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in Cameroon was 4,857 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,863 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,081 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), 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
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.