Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 870,178 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 870,178 current LCU per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Cameroon peaked at 870,178 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26,206 current LCU per person, in 1965.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 … capita LCU current in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 26,206 current LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 26,656 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 28,642 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 32,094 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 34,249 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 34,761 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 38,720 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 41,752 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 43,521 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 49,989 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 59,591 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 69,611 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 68,928 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 83,326 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 106,060 current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 113,574 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 145,723 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 148,222 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 179,963 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 208,440 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 252,998 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 255,716 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 252,815 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 232,967 current LCU per person | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 220,828 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 196,959 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 185,212 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 188,025 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 244,619 current LCU per person | +30.1% |
| 1994 | 256,611 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 270,314 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 286,385 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 304,629 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 326,674 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 341,326 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 353,418 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 369,974 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 393,889 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 413,078 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 423,633 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 428,623 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 442,243 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 449,293 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 479,905 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 503,028 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 504,195 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 515,651 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 532,867 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 556,368 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 584,966 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 611,178 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 604,864 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 620,011 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 641,379 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 662,034 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 656,536 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 682,005 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 731,059 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 768,693 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 805,708 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 870,178 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 870,178 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 177,353 current LCU per person, 4.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 870,178 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,569 current LCU per person | 26,206 current LCU per person | 34,249 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 59,626 current LCU per person | 34,761 current LCU per person | 106,060 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,125 current LCU per person | 113,574 current LCU per person | 255,716 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,075 current LCU per person | 185,212 current LCU per person | 341,326 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,708 current LCU per person | 353,418 current LCU per person | 503,028 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 583,351 current LCU per person | 504,195 current LCU per person | 662,034 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 752,363 current LCU per person | 656,536 current LCU per person | 870,178 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 870,178 current LCU per person 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 870,178 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,206 current LCU per person in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 190 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 42.4%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.