Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 4.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of up 2,255.0% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon peaked at 20.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -17.0%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 172 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 expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -706.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -50.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | -2.8% | -615.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -113.9% |
| 1967 | -15.5% | -4122.8% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | -153.2% |
| 1969 | -0.8% | -110.1% |
| 1970 | -1.3% | +60.1% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -577.1% |
| 1972 | -4.2% | -165.9% |
| 1973 | -3.3% | -22.1% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -294.4% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +117.6% |
| 1976 | -9.7% | -170.1% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | -272.0% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -51.3% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -44.1% |
| 1980 | -17.0% | -474.6% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | -185.2% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | -21.9% |
| 1983 | -2.8% | -124.3% |
| 1984 | -2.1% | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -226.7% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +652.2% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -92.9% |
| 1988 | -14.4% | -1094.1% |
| 1989 | -15.8% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | -5.0% | -68.6% |
| 1991 | -5.2% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | -12.4% | +137.7% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -203.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -88.1% |
| 1995 | -2.1% | -238.3% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -225.4% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +87.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -45.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +234.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -107.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | +293.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -431.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -30.7% |
| 2010 | -1.2% | -176.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -135.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +407.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -119.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -388.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -46.8% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -303.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -181.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -17858.3% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +2255.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9% | -15.5% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | -9.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -17.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -12.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -0.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -1.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -2.4% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Palau 4.5% compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 4.5% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 4.4% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 4.4% compare
- 38 Indonesia 4.2% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 441.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 870,178 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5801 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,144 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 14.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Cameroon was 4.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.0% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.