Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 5.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 149th of 195 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$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 5.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 5.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 1968 | 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.3% |
| 1969 | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1974 | 1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8504 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 0.713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7396 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7396 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5686 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6609 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6112 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5165 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4772 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +85.8% | 0.314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9726 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 146 North Macedonia 0.3898 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Hungary 0.389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Senegal 0.3886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Estonia 0.382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Comoros 0.3819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.