Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.588 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.588
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
155th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.588
in 2023
All-time low
0.432
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.588 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.588 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.432, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.448 | — |
| 1991 | 0.445 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.442 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.436 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.434 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.433 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.432 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.433 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.434 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.439 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.458 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.465 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.47 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.472 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.473 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.485 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.501 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.516 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.529 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.538 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.549 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.558 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.566 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.575 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.579 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.581 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.582 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.579 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.574 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.581 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.588 | +1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.588 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.588 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4369 | 0.432 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4737 | 0.439 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5639 | 0.529 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5805 | 0.574 | 0.588 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cameroon was 0.588 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.588 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.432 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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