Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0482 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0482 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon peaked at 0.0482 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, 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 domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0482 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0482 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Pakistan 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Syria 0.0497 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cape Verde 0.0484 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Malta 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Gabon 0.0384 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0344 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cameroon was 0.0482 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. 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 domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.