Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 1.07 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.07 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.07 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 41st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0564 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0613 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0705 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0823 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1051 million SLC per person | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1243 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1456 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1713 million SLC per person | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.209 million SLC per person | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2504 million SLC per person | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2918 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3458 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4099 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4503 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4417 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4039 million SLC per person | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3707 million SLC per person | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3485 million SLC per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3476 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3333 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3353 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3242 million SLC per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3709 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.389 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4153 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.423 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4572 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4712 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4901 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5032 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.524 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5478 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5731 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5977 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6025 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6224 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6345 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6655 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6873 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.692 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7135 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7399 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7784 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8144 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8366 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8544 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8687 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8951 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9113 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8954 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9274 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.07 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.07 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1118 million SLC per person | 0.0564 million SLC per person | 0.209 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3661 million SLC per person | 0.2504 million SLC per person | 0.4503 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.401 million SLC per person | 0.3242 million SLC per person | 0.4901 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5958 million SLC per person | 0.5032 million SLC per person | 0.6873 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8104 million SLC per person | 0.692 million SLC per person | 0.9113 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9892 million SLC per person | 0.8954 million SLC per person | 1.07 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Cameroon?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Cameroon was 1.07 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.