Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth was 10.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Cameroon, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Cameroon stood at 10.8 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Cameroon peaked at 33.86 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -8.14 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 10.03 % change on previous year | +145.7% |
| 1968 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 1969 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1970 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 1971 | 14.41 % change on previous year | +244.5% |
| 1972 | 10.8 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1974 | 18.1 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
| 1975 | 22.58 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 19.99 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1978 | 24.23 % change on previous year | +1407.5% |
| 1979 | 30.9 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 10.63 % change on previous year | -65.6% |
| 1981 | 32.89 % change on previous year | +209.5% |
| 1982 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1983 | 23.93 % change on previous year | +474.5% |
| 1984 | 19.09 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1985 | 25.05 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1987 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1988 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -364.0% |
| 1989 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1990 | -8.14 % change on previous year | +240.3% |
| 1991 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 1992 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -240.5% |
| 1993 | 33.86 % change on previous year | +657.3% |
| 1994 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1995 | 8.27 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 8.84 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 9.23 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 10.11 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 7.29 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 7.47 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 9.36 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 4 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 6.05 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 2007 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 9.92 % change on previous year | +121.0% |
| 2009 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2011 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +65.9% |
| 2012 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 8.37 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2017 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +176.7% |
| 2018 | 6.35 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +249.7% |
| 2022 | 10.05 % change on previous year | +50.6% |
| 2023 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 7.59 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 10.8 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10.8 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.01 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10.8 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.72 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1407.5% | 1.61 % change on previous year | 24.23 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +657.3% | 4.47 % change on previous year | 33.86 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +474.5% | 4.16 % change on previous year | 23.93 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -364.0% | 1.92 % change on previous year | -5.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | 14.84 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 15.39 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 30.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.44 % change on previous year | -5.06 % change on previous year | 32.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.86 % change on previous year | -8.14 % change on previous year | 33.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 9.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 8.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 10.8 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Gabon 11.42 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Guinea 10.99 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Vietnam 10.9 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Fiji 10.74 % change on previous year compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 10.63 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 10.61 % change on previous year 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Cameroon was 10.8 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.86 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.14 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.