Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 167,202 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon stood at 167,202 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 167,202 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,331 current LCU per person, in 1965.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3,331 current LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 3,460 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 3,764 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 3,918 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 4,472 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 5,054 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 5,314 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 5,759 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 6,203 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 7,090 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 8,517 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 9,608 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 9,581 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 10,821 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 12,367 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 14,579 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 19,702 current LCU per person | +35.1% |
| 1982 | 27,357 current LCU per person | +38.9% |
| 1983 | 31,567 current LCU per person | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 37,836 current LCU per person | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 43,276 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 48,906 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 48,262 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 44,941 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 44,861 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 41,944 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 40,558 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 37,072 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 62,726 current LCU per person | +69.2% |
| 1994 | 65,948 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 69,226 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 67,741 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 71,950 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 72,398 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 75,632 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 74,178 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 76,136 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 85,073 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 89,289 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 92,107 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 90,526 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 94,080 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 96,509 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 95,204 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 102,263 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 100,480 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 108,367 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 114,919 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 118,533 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 118,206 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 120,048 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 118,258 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 119,126 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 122,490 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 116,881 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 118,020 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 123,307 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 133,783 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 137,942 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 142,921 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 167,202 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 167,202 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,215 current LCU per person, 7.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 167,202 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,856 current LCU per person, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) 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 | +69.2% | 37,072 current LCU per person | 62,726 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,789 current LCU per person | 3,331 current LCU per person | 4,472 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 8,031 current LCU per person | 5,054 current LCU per person | 12,367 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,129 current LCU per person | 14,579 current LCU per person | 48,906 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,520 current LCU per person | 37,072 current LCU per person | 75,632 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,536 current LCU per person | 74,178 current LCU per person | 102,263 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,731 current LCU per person | 100,480 current LCU per person | 122,490 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,196 current LCU per person | 118,020 current LCU per person | 167,202 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 New Caledonia 191,514 current LCU per person compare
- 33 Serbia 187,769 current LCU per person compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 170,500 current LCU per person compare
- 36 Burundi 163,420 current LCU per person compare
- 37 Nigeria 153,496 current LCU per person compare
- 38 Czechia 152,648 current LCU per person 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 manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 167,202 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 167,202 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,331 current LCU per person in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (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.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Manufacturing, value added (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.