Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 870,178 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon is 870,178 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon peaked at 870,178 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 209,204 current LCU per person, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 222,473 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 209,204 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 212,382 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 248,003 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 269,342 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 279,356 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 295,965 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 314,818 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 337,602 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 341,326 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 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 183,838 current LCU per person, 4.7× the median. (44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273,047 current LCU per person | 209,204 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series 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: linked series 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: linked series recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,204 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (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: linked series (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: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (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.