Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
159th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1,791 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1986
All-time low
735.4 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1969
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Cameroon peaked at 1,791 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 735.4 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1969.
Cameroon ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1,011 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 1,034 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 899.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 735.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 1969 | 735.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 774.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 784.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 862.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 857.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 916.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 993.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 943 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 1,049 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1,277 constant 2015 US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 1,345 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1,252 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 1,427 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 1,527 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1,619 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1,640 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,733 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1,791 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,687 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 1,526 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 1,435 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,221 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1,116 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 1,019 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 1,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,004 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,011 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,018 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,037 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,050 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,060 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,078 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,105 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,132 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,196 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1,184 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,189 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,207 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,221 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,219 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,220 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,243 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,263 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,284 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,300 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,315 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,322 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,341 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,349 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,322 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,329 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,343 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,354 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,899 constant 2015 US$ per person, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 883.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | 735.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,034 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 980.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 774.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,345 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,564 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,252 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,791 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,080 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,004 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,159 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,060 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,221 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,287 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,220 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,349 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,346 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,322 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 156 Tajikistan 1,441 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 1,433 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 158 Senegal 1,414 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 160 Comoros 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 162 Zambia 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Cameroon?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Cameroon was 1,367 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,791 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 735.4 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1969.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.