Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 70,855 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 70,855 constant LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 70,855 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 constant LCU per person, in 1965.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1968 | 58,647 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1969 | 65,012 constant LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 54,556 constant LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 53,848 constant LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 30,422 constant LCU per person | -43.5% |
| 1973 | 38,991 constant LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 44,268 constant LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 47,147 constant LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 34,882 constant LCU per person | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 37,608 constant LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 35,083 constant LCU per person | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 27,976 constant LCU per person | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 33,603 constant LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 34,580 constant LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 27,739 constant LCU per person | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 23,140 constant LCU per person | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 39,763 constant LCU per person | +71.8% |
| 1985 | 37,795 constant LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 40,365 constant LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 42,192 constant LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 32,896 constant LCU per person | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 37,280 constant LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 32,686 constant LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 32,191 constant LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 40,416 constant LCU per person | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 30,024 constant LCU per person | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 29,754 constant LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32,759 constant LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 36,980 constant LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 43,570 constant LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 44,852 constant LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 48,291 constant LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 50,061 constant LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 50,667 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 47,306 constant LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 49,480 constant LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 43,197 constant LCU per person | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 45,266 constant LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 49,156 constant LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 49,657 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42,639 constant LCU per person | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 41,384 constant LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 40,939 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 40,179 constant LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 44,257 constant LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 48,499 constant LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 56,457 constant LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 66,414 constant LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 69,706 constant LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 70,791 constant LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 69,147 constant LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 69,832 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64,868 constant LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 66,044 constant LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 67,188 constant LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 67,787 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 69,528 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 70,855 constant LCU per person | +1.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 70,855 constant LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,289 constant LCU per person, 11.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 70,855 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,952 constant LCU per person, 3.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +71.8% | 23,140 constant LCU per person | 39,763 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,732 constant LCU per person | 0 constant LCU per person | 65,012 constant LCU per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 40,478 constant LCU per person | 27,976 constant LCU per person | 54,556 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,935 constant LCU per person | 23,140 constant LCU per person | 42,192 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,152 constant LCU per person | 29,754 constant LCU per person | 48,291 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,881 constant LCU per person | 41,384 constant LCU per person | 50,667 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,622 constant LCU per person | 40,179 constant LCU per person | 70,791 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,712 constant LCU per person | 64,868 constant LCU per person | 70,855 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 70,855 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 70,855 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 constant LCU per person in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.