Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) was 6,682 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added per worker in Cameroon is 6,682 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added per worker in Cameroon peaked at 9,978 constant 2015 US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,208 constant 2015 US$, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,978 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 8,915 constant 2015 US$ | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 8,126 constant 2015 US$ | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 7,793 constant 2015 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 7,162 constant 2015 US$ | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 7,011 constant 2015 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6,755 constant 2015 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 6,965 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6,944 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,950 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,966 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,897 constant 2015 US$ | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 7,976 constant 2015 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8,489 constant 2015 US$ | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8,298 constant 2015 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 8,356 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7,905 constant 2015 US$ | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 7,624 constant 2015 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7,347 constant 2015 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 7,030 constant 2015 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6,584 constant 2015 US$ | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 6,632 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6,449 constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6,208 constant 2015 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6,380 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6,522 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6,483 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6,524 constant 2015 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6,642 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6,816 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6,943 constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6,876 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6,812 constant 2015 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 6,666 constant 2015 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 6,682 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6,682 constant 2015 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,724 constant 2015 US$, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6,682 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,435 constant 2015 US$, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,739 constant 2015 US$ | 6,755 constant 2015 US$ | 9,978 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,781 constant 2015 US$ | 6,950 constant 2015 US$ | 8,489 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,546 constant 2015 US$ | 6,208 constant 2015 US$ | 7,030 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,799 constant 2015 US$ | 6,666 constant 2015 US$ | 6,943 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
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 industry (including construction), value added per worker in Cameroon?
- Industry (including construction), value added per worker in Cameroon was 6,682 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9,978 constant 2015 US$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,208 constant 2015 US$ in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for industry (including construction), value added per worker?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added per worker rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.