Cameroon - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Cameroon was $1,537.13 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,604.21 in 2014 and $118.64 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $118.64
1961 $123.51
1962 $128.59
1963 $130.18
1964 $137.63
1965 $141.00
1966 $144.02
1967 $154.68
1968 $168.70
1969 $173.12
1970 $176.57
1971 $184.90
1972 $218.18
1973 $269.59
1974 $297.69
1975 $383.44
1976 $378.12
1977 $430.38
1978 $574.17
1979 $707.54
1980 $774.19
1981 $743.76
1982 $721.22
1983 $726.51
1984 $749.34
1985 $848.47
1986 $1,140.60
1987 $1,216.06
1988 $1,104.79
1989 $963.83
1990 $1,045.36
1991 $975.47
1992 $965.78
1993 $1,257.91
1994 $672.85
1995 $798.88
1996 $794.05
1997 $752.17
1998 $767.34
1999 $765.31
2000 $681.10
2001 $687.65
2002 $759.11
2003 $950.56
2004 $1,090.79
2005 $1,100.18
2006 $1,147.44
2007 $1,277.52
2008 $1,439.55
2009 $1,411.48
2010 $1,352.30
2011 $1,465.15
2012 $1,403.52
2013 $1,527.75
2014 $1,604.21
2015 $1,382.51
2016 $1,413.26
2017 $1,469.45
2018 $1,585.24
2019 $1,533.10
2020 $1,537.13

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Cameroon was 884,751 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 898,258 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29,091 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 29,091
1961 30,293
1962 31,507
1963 31,895
1964 33,723
1965 34,554
1966 35,381
1967 38,051
1968 41,765
1969 45,005
1970 48,806
1971 50,914
1972 54,986
1973 60,089
1974 71,654
1975 82,176
1976 90,353
1977 105,736
1978 129,564
1979 150,510
1980 163,570
1981 202,103
1982 236,996
1983 276,847
1984 327,429
1985 381,188
1986 394,996
1987 365,472
1988 329,061
1989 307,471
1990 284,616
1991 275,187
1992 255,634
1993 356,192
1994 373,569
1995 398,760
1996 406,199
1997 439,019
1998 452,694
1999 471,028
2000 483,724
2001 503,632
2002 526,606
2003 551,230
2004 575,213
2005 580,077
2006 599,450
2007 611,463
2008 642,038
2009 663,807
2010 669,111
2011 690,448
2012 716,577
2013 754,556
2014 792,092
2015 817,356
2016 837,503
2017 853,245
2018 880,516
2019 898,258
2020 884,751

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Cameroon was 1,419.68 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,783.55 in 1986 and 849.41 in 1967.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 932.47
1961 924.21
1962 932.26
1963 946.23
1964 958.10
1965 955.42
1966 976.45
1967 849.41
1968 881.62
1969 902.18
1970 906.87
1971 914.60
1972 914.78
1973 938.40
1974 1,011.25
1975 1,094.20
1976 1,005.29
1977 1,111.06
1978 1,316.55
1979 1,355.21
1980 1,289.15
1981 1,464.01
1982 1,526.26
1983 1,581.10
1984 1,646.80
1985 1,724.29
1986 1,783.55
1987 1,690.69
1988 1,509.96
1989 1,437.03
1990 1,308.71
1991 1,221.75
1992 1,149.63
1993 1,028.44
1994 1,018.69
1995 1,019.73
1996 1,034.51
1997 1,053.18
1998 1,074.53
1999 1,094.11
2000 1,106.65
2001 1,124.43
2002 1,143.99
2003 1,174.54
2004 1,223.93
2005 1,217.76
2006 1,230.14
2007 1,248.66
2008 1,249.38
2009 1,246.81
2010 1,248.18
2011 1,255.48
2012 1,278.16
2013 1,306.03
2014 1,343.93
2015 1,382.51
2016 1,407.28
2017 1,419.18
2018 1,437.27
2019 1,449.28
2020 1,419.68

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Cameroon was 844,884 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,061,434 in 1986 and a minimum value of 505,507 in 1967.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 554,936
1961 550,021
1962 554,812
1963 563,125
1964 570,190
1965 568,593
1966 581,111
1967 505,507
1968 524,673
1969 536,910
1970 539,703
1971 544,298
1972 544,406
1973 558,463
1974 601,818
1975 651,184
1976 598,271
1977 661,219
1978 783,511
1979 806,517
1980 767,203
1981 871,267
1982 908,316
1983 940,953
1984 980,053
1985 1,026,165
1986 1,061,434
1987 1,006,168
1988 898,612
1989 855,210
1990 778,844
1991 727,095
1992 684,174
1993 612,052
1994 606,249
1995 606,868
1996 615,661
1997 626,772
1998 639,479
1999 651,133
2000 658,597
2001 669,177
2002 680,814
2003 698,998
2004 728,393
2005 724,717
2006 732,086
2007 743,110
2008 743,534
2009 742,006
2010 742,823
2011 747,165
2012 760,667
2013 777,249
2014 799,805
2015 822,765
2016 837,503
2017 844,586
2018 855,355
2019 862,500
2020 844,884

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Cameroon was 3,868 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,901 in 2019 and 1,663 in 1993.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,955
1991 1,887
1992 1,816
1993 1,663
1994 1,683
1995 1,720
1996 1,777
1997 1,841
1998 1,899
1999 1,962
2000 2,029
2001 2,107
2002 2,177
2003 2,277
2004 2,436
2005 2,500
2006 2,602
2007 2,712
2008 2,766
2009 2,781
2010 2,817
2011 2,892
2012 2,959
2013 3,130
2014 3,313
2015 3,396
2016 3,527
2017 3,665
2018 3,801
2019 3,901
2020 3,868

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Cameroon was 3,666 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,743 in 2019 and 2,631 in 1994.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,380
1991 3,155
1992 2,969
1993 2,656
1994 2,631
1995 2,634
1996 2,672
1997 2,720
1998 2,775
1999 2,826
2000 2,858
2001 2,904
2002 2,954
2003 3,033
2004 3,161
2005 3,145
2006 3,177
2007 3,225
2008 3,227
2009 3,220
2010 3,224
2011 3,242
2012 3,301
2013 3,373
2014 3,471
2015 3,570
2016 3,634
2017 3,665
2018 3,712
2019 3,743
2020 3,666

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts