How does Cameroon rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Cameroon ranks 116th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cameroon

Name: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

116th

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.9913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.9913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

That places Cameroon 116th out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.6624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1962	0.6352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1963	0.6462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1964	0.6488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1965	0.8588 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1966	0.9913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1967	0.8097 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1968	0.7308 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1969	0.6629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1970	0.838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.4%
1971	0.9533 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1972	0.8432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1973	0.7093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1974	0.5734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1975	0.5061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1976	0.4627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1977	0.5423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1978	0.5837 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1979	0.4404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1980	0.4337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1981	0.6384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.2%
1982	0.6128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1983	0.6421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1984	0.6552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1985	0.6261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1986	0.4439 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
1987	0.3494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1988	0.2695 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1989	0.2336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1990	0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1991	0.207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1992	0.1711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1993	0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
1994	0.2478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+111.1%
1995	0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1996	0.2017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1997	0.2332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1998	0.2255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1999	0.2281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2000	0.2608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2001	0.263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2002	0.2497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2003	0.1817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
2004	0.1753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2005	0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2006	0.1623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2007	0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2008	0.1453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2009	0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2010	0.1571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2011	0.1495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2012	0.1576 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2013	0.1605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2014	0.1679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2015	0.1825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2016	0.1937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2017	0.1836 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2018	0.1756 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2019	0.1949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2020	0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2021	0.1632 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
2022	0.1573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2023	0.1634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2024	0.1542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2025	0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) 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
1994	+111.1%	0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.6453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9533 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2042 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2478 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1906 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

113 Romania 0.1556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Slovenia 0.1552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Tunisia 0.1543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Germany 0.1528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
118 Argentina 0.1522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
119 Chad 0.1516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.9913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does Cameroon rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 116th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 203 places, 8,385 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.