Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 668.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 193.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 245.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 245.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 247.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 259.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 276.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 275.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 252.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 222.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 240.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 214.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 238.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 245.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 225.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 212.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 193.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 251.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 1982 | 309.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 363.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 403.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 428.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 334.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 290.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 289.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 311.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 265.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 276.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 257.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 268.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 524.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +95.6% |
| 1995 | 468.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 477.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 540.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 543.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 566.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 650.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 668.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 636.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 532.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 492.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 489.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 481.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 440.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 415.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 439.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 463.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 444.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 480.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 463.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 459 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 543.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 544.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 530.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 509.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 537.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 531.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 512.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 580.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 564.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 560.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 526.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +95.6% | 268.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 524.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 245.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 259.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 240.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 212.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 276.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 317.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 193.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 428.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 419.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 257.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 566.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 524.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 415.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 668.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 444.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 544.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 547.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 512.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 580.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 555.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Congo 550.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Mali 540.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 534.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 532.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Benin 526.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 668.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 193.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.