Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 81,670 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 81,670 current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 84,155 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.029 current LCU per person, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.029 current LCU per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0053 current LCU per person | -118.4% |
| 1974 | -0.0025 current LCU per person | -146.3% |
| 1975 | -0.0031 current LCU per person | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 current LCU per person | -309.2% |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1980 | 13,748 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 15,393 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 13,889 current LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 13,065 current LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 25,493 current LCU per person | +95.1% |
| 1985 | 17,866 current LCU per person | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 13,397 current LCU per person | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 12,636 current LCU per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 9,963 current LCU per person | -21.2% |
| 1989 | 7,398 current LCU per person | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 6,989 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 6,188 current LCU per person | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 6,755 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 19,344 current LCU per person | +186.4% |
| 1994 | 21,225 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 25,161 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 28,527 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 33,434 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 37,158 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 38,627 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 42,121 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 45,898 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 45,476 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 47,009 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 39,756 current LCU per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 43,000 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 48,182 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 50,226 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 45,249 current LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 44,524 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 43,272 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 41,062 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 44,067 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 48,390 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 57,324 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 68,086 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 69,706 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 75,423 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 74,940 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 76,038 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 68,972 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 70,543 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 69,262 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 71,960 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 84,155 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 81,670 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 81,670 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,132 current LCU per person, 7.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 81,670 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,466 current LCU per person, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +309.2% | -0.0031 current LCU per person | 0.0064 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | +186.4% | 6,755 current LCU per person | 19,344 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | -146.3% | 0.0053 current LCU per person | -0.0025 current LCU per person |
| 1973 | +118.4% | -0.029 current LCU per person | 0.0053 current LCU per person |
| 1977 | -100.0% | 0.0064 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person |
| 1984 | +95.1% | 13,065 current LCU per person | 25,493 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1970s | -0.0025 current LCU per person | -0.029 current LCU per person | 0.0064 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,285 current LCU per person | 7,398 current LCU per person | 25,493 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,341 current LCU per person | 6,188 current LCU per person | 38,627 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,144 current LCU per person | 39,756 current LCU per person | 50,226 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,831 current LCU per person | 41,062 current LCU per person | 76,038 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,427 current LCU per person | 68,972 current LCU per person | 84,155 current 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)
- 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 81,670 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 84,155 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.029 current LCU per person in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (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.