GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita was 5,697 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Cameroon is 5,697 current international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 5,697 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,659 current international $ per person, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 164th of 203 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 (current international $), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,955 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,854 current international $ per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1,795 current international $ per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1,659 current international $ per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 1,671 current international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,703 current international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,756 current international $ per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,818 current international $ per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,894 current international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,960 current international $ per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,990 current international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,052 current international $ per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,140 current international $ per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,290 current international $ per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,478 current international $ per person | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 2,533 current international $ per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,672 current international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,759 current international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2,828 current international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,867 current international $ per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,886 current international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,959 current international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,015 current international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,180 current international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,358 current international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3,450 current international $ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,567 current international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,698 current international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3,937 current international $ per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4,151 current international $ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 4,275 current international $ per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4,716 current international $ per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 5,059 current international $ per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 5,308 current international $ per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 5,481 current international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 5,697 current international $ per person | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5,697 current international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,266 current international $ per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5,697 current international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,160 current international $ per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,807 current international $ per person | 1,659 current international $ per person | 1,960 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,461 current international $ per person | 1,990 current international $ per person | 2,867 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,420 current international $ per person | 2,886 current international $ per person | 4,151 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,089 current international $ per person | 4,275 current international $ per person | 5,697 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 161 Nepal 6,253 current international $ per person compare
- 162 Kiribati 6,080 current international $ per person compare
- 163 Myanmar 5,888 current international $ per person compare
- 165 Palestine 5,314 current international $ per person compare
- 166 East Timor 5,123 current international $ per person compare
- 167 Senegal 5,099 current 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)
- 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, ppp (current international $), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Cameroon was 5,697 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,697 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,659 current international $ per person in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (current international $), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. 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 (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (current 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 (current 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 (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.