Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre was 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
155th
of 193 countries
All-time high
44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
4,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 1969
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1969.
Cameroon ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 9,102 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 9,537 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 7,288 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 4,209 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1969 | 4,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 4,842 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 4,978 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 6,634 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 6,601 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7,756 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 9,708 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 8,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 10,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 16,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 1979 | 15,004 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 13,144 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 14,993 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 16,196 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 18,070 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 18,221 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 19,907 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 21,331 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 19,682 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 19,146 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 17,230 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 15,806 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 15,449 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 13,743 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 10,750 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 10,990 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11,624 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 12,231 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 12,979 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 13,523 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 14,030 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14,773 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 15,708 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 16,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17,450 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 19,124 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 20,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 21,174 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 22,790 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 24,295 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 25,472 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 26,663 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 28,350 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 29,216 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 30,776 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 32,714 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 33,770 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 35,266 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 36,944 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 38,826 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 40,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 39,841 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 41,044 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 42,659 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,502 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -42.3% | 7,288 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,209 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +46.9% | 10,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 16,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +33.3% | 4,978 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,634 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,834 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9,537 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 9,121 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,842 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 16,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 13,144 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 21,331 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10,750 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 15,806 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,731 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 14,773 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 25,472 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,257 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 26,663 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 40,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,050 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 39,841 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 152 Vanuatu 48,210 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Syria 47,119 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 47,005 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Angola 43,526 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Ethiopia 40,821 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Bhutan 40,768 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Cameroon rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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.