Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon

Cameroon: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre was 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
54th
of 177 countries
All-time high
11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
212,181 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
49
1975–2023

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1975–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197519992023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon is 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 212,181 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1975.

Cameroon ranks 54th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1975 to 2023.
Year current LCU per square kilometre Change
1975 212,181 current LCU per square kilometre
1976 251,317 current LCU per square kilometre +18.4%
1977 700,006 current LCU per square kilometre +178.5%
1978 1.00 million current LCU per square kilometre +43.5%
1979 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.7%
1980 597,406 current LCU per square kilometre -44.8%
1981 933,765 current LCU per square kilometre +56.3%
1982 946,458 current LCU per square kilometre +1.4%
1983 1.17 million current LCU per square kilometre +23.5%
1984 1.31 million current LCU per square kilometre +12.0%
1985 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre +6.6%
1986 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre +54.3%
1987 2.04 million current LCU per square kilometre -5.5%
1988 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre -21.3%
1989 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre -15.7%
1990 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre -8.9%
1991 1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre -4.3%
1992 966,978 current LCU per square kilometre -17.8%
1993 1.43 million current LCU per square kilometre +48.2%
1994 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre +25.3%
1995 1.99 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.8%
1996 2.10 million current LCU per square kilometre +5.7%
1997 2.42 million current LCU per square kilometre +15.1%
1998 2.62 million current LCU per square kilometre +8.2%
1999 2.64 million current LCU per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 2.78 million current LCU per square kilometre +5.3%
2001 3.26 million current LCU per square kilometre +17.5%
2002 3.56 million current LCU per square kilometre +9.0%
2003 3.60 million current LCU per square kilometre +1.2%
2004 3.97 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.3%
2005 4.04 million current LCU per square kilometre +1.9%
2006 4.13 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.1%
2007 4.50 million current LCU per square kilometre +9.1%
2008 5.20 million current LCU per square kilometre +15.6%
2009 5.17 million current LCU per square kilometre -0.6%
2010 5.33 million current LCU per square kilometre +3.2%
2011 5.78 million current LCU per square kilometre +8.4%
2012 5.93 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.5%
2013 6.48 million current LCU per square kilometre +9.4%
2014 7.39 million current LCU per square kilometre +14.0%
2015 7.50 million current LCU per square kilometre +1.5%
2016 8.25 million current LCU per square kilometre +10.0%
2017 8.56 million current LCU per square kilometre +3.7%
2018 9.18 million current LCU per square kilometre +7.3%
2019 9.39 million current LCU per square kilometre +2.2%
2020 9.03 million current LCU per square kilometre -3.8%
2021 9.60 million current LCU per square kilometre +6.3%
2022 11.01 million current LCU per square kilometre +14.6%
2023 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre +8.9%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.78 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +178.5% 251,317 current LCU per square kilometre 700,006 current LCU per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 649,827 current LCU per square kilometre 212,181 current LCU per square kilometre 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre 5
1980s 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 597,406 current LCU per square kilometre 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
1990s 1.84 million current LCU per square kilometre 966,978 current LCU per square kilometre 2.64 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2000s 4.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.78 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2010s 7.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.33 million current LCU per square kilometre 9.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 10
2020s 10.41 million current LCU per square kilometre 9.03 million current LCU per square kilometre 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 51 Pakistan 13.30 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  2. 52 Argentina 13.00 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  3. 53 Malta 12.49 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  4. 55 Turkey 11.57 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  5. 56 Mongolia 11.45 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
  6. 57 Kazakhstan 11.04 million current LCU per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More economy & growth data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 11.99 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 212,181 current LCU per square kilometre in 1975.
How does Cameroon rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 54th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-lcu-per-square-kilometre/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-lcu-per-square-kilometre/cameroon/">Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

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

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,630 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) 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.