Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 222,011 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon is 222,011 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 222,011 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,559 current LCU per person, in 1975.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13,559 current LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 15,636 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 42,442 current LCU per person | +171.4% |
| 1978 | 59,249 current LCU per person | +39.6% |
| 1979 | 62,042 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 33,176 current LCU per person | -46.5% |
| 1981 | 50,066 current LCU per person | +50.9% |
| 1982 | 49,553 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 59,976 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 65,350 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 67,601 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 101,205 current LCU per person | +49.7% |
| 1987 | 92,790 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 70,894 current LCU per person | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 58,005 current LCU per person | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 51,289 current LCU per person | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 47,655 current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 38,071 current LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 54,827 current LCU per person | +44.0% |
| 1994 | 66,805 current LCU per person | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 71,986 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 74,094 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 83,020 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 87,482 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 85,810 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 88,016 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 100,775 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 106,898 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 105,236 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 112,908 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 111,938 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 111,142 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 117,911 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 132,405 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 127,829 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 128,201 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 135,091 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 134,627 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 143,166 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 158,299 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 155,700 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 166,240 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 167,628 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 174,985 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 173,953 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 162,891 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 168,682 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 188,363 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 199,815 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 201,750 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 222,011 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 222,011 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,343 current LCU per person, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 222,011 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 101,880 current LCU per person, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +171.4% | 15,636 current LCU per person | 42,442 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,586 current LCU per person | 13,559 current LCU per person | 62,042 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 64,862 current LCU per person | 33,176 current LCU per person | 101,205 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,104 current LCU per person | 38,071 current LCU per person | 87,482 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,506 current LCU per person | 88,016 current LCU per person | 132,405 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,789 current LCU per person | 128,201 current LCU per person | 174,985 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,585 current LCU per person | 162,891 current LCU per person | 222,011 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 41 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 245,276 current LCU per person compare
- 42 Norway 229,904 current LCU per person compare
- 43 Türkiye 224,491 current LCU per person compare
- 45 Czechia 207,554 current LCU per person compare
- 46 Djibouti 176,740 current LCU per person compare
- 47 Syrian Arab Republic 176,137 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 222,011 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 222,011 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,559 current LCU per person in 1975.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.