Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita (Gross capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita (Gross capita) was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0004 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0004 million USD per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita (Gross capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +41.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0004 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 million USD per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0004 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 — value us$, per capita in Cameroon?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0004 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 million USD per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.