Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Cameroon is 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 115.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Cameroon peaked at 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27,988 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 135th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,988 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 28,228 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 30,388 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 38,832 current international $ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 32,944 current international $ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 33,103 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 35,684 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 38,066 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 41,259 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 42,968 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 46,647 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 49,367 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 53,331 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 58,416 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 63,079 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 66,492 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 69,248 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 73,739 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 79,897 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 83,338 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 86,262 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 90,944 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 99,602 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 104,716 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 114,091 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 121,679 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 126,265 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 134,553 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 149,276 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 162,891 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 171,325 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 192,726 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 215,595 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 315,640 current international $ per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 213,178 current international $ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +27.8% | 30,388 current international $ per square kilometre | 38,832 current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,946 current international $ per square kilometre | 27,988 current international $ per square kilometre | 42,968 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,355 current international $ per square kilometre | 46,647 current international $ per square kilometre | 83,338 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,028 current international $ per square kilometre | 86,262 current international $ per square kilometre | 162,891 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,332 current international $ per square kilometre | 171,325 current international $ per square kilometre | 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 132 Peru 252,988 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 133 Argentina 247,334 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Djibouti 230,931 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 224,968 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 137 East Timor 213,134 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 138 Lesotho 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre 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, ppp (current) in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Cameroon was 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,988 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Cameroon ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.5%. 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, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.