Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 51,327 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ in Cameroon is 51,327 million USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in Cameroon peaked at 51,327 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,316 million USD, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value US$ in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,316 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 1,475 million USD | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 1,903 million USD | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 2,585 million USD | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 2,761 million USD | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 3,626 million USD | +31.3% |
| 1976 | 3,951 million USD | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 4,622 million USD | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 6,084 million USD | +31.6% |
| 1979 | 8,096 million USD | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 10,090 million USD | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 9,469 million USD | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 9,501 million USD | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 9,913 million USD | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 9,765 million USD | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 9,597 million USD | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 11,734 million USD | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 12,791 million USD | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 12,503 million USD | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 11,990 million USD | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 13,872 million USD | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 13,868 million USD | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,707 million USD | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 16,182 million USD | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 8,902 million USD | -45.0% |
| 1995 | 10,865 million USD | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 11,094 million USD | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 10,790 million USD | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 11,298 million USD | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 11,566 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10,567 million USD | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 10,954 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 12,417 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 15,970 million USD | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 18,826 million USD | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 19,510 million USD | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 20,910 million USD | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 23,928 million USD | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 27,715 million USD | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 27,933 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 27,508 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 30,631 million USD | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 30,155 million USD | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 33,729 million USD | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 36,386 million USD | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 32,210 million USD | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 33,814 million USD | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 36,098 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 39,974 million USD | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 39,671 million USD | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 40,773 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 45,012 million USD | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 44,347 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 49,279 million USD | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 51,327 million USD | +4.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 51,327 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,175 million USD, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 51,327 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,421 million USD, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,642 million USD | 1,316 million USD | 8,096 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,735 million USD | 9,469 million USD | 12,791 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,314 million USD | 8,902 million USD | 16,182 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,873 million USD | 10,567 million USD | 27,933 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,018 million USD | 27,508 million USD | 39,974 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,148 million USD | 40,773 million USD | 51,327 million USD | 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)
- 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 — value us$ in Cameroon?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ in Cameroon was 51,327 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51,327 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,316 million USD in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
- Cameroon ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).