Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 140.34 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Cameroon stood at 140.34 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 140.34 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 current US$ per person, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.0001 current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ per person | -122.7% |
| 1974 | -0 current US$ per person | -142.9% |
| 1975 | -0 current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ per person | -287.7% |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 65.07 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 56.65 current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 42.27 current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 34.29 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 58.34 current US$ per person | +70.2% |
| 1985 | 39.77 current US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1986 | 38.68 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 42.05 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 33.45 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 23.19 current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 25.67 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 21.94 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 25.52 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 68.32 current US$ per person | +167.7% |
| 1994 | 38.23 current US$ per person | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 50.41 current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1996 | 55.77 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 57.28 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 62.98 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 62.76 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 59.31 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 62.67 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 65.55 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 81.06 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 75.39 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 81.55 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 92.23 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 104.94 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 101.45 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 94.67 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 87.45 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 87.14 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.31 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.97 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 116.1 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 115.16 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 117.63 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 129.89 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 134.86 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 129.77 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 119.83 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 127.21 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 111.04 current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 118.63 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 138.79 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 140.34 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 140.34 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 170.08 current US$ per person, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 140.34 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.16 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +287.7% | -0 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +167.7% | 25.52 current US$ per person | 68.32 current US$ per person |
| 1974 | -142.9% | 0 current US$ per person | -0 current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +122.7% | -0.0001 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person |
| 1977 | -100.0% | 0 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1970s | -0 current US$ per person | -0.0001 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.38 current US$ per person | 23.19 current US$ per person | 65.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.89 current US$ per person | 21.94 current US$ per person | 68.32 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.88 current US$ per person | 59.31 current US$ per person | 104.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.23 current US$ per person | 86.31 current US$ per person | 134.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.97 current US$ per person | 111.04 current US$ per person | 140.34 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 149 Zimbabwe 159.86 current US$ per person compare
- 150 Benin 157.78 current US$ per person compare
- 151 Guinea 142.49 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Lesotho 138.87 current US$ per person compare
- 154 Congo 135.8 current US$ per person compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 130.56 current US$ 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 140.34 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 140.34 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.