Cameroon: GNI per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Cameroon's GNI per capita (constant LCU) fell 1,133 on 2024 (from 879,902 to 878,769).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10,031 and a typical year strayed about 15,095 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 173,469 in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 88,694 in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3,953 a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Cameroon had the 21st highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cameroon in the 2025 ranking

• Côte d'Ivoire — 18th of 101: 1.46 million
• Serbia — 19th of 101: 1.11 million
• Senegal — 20th of 101: 938,327
• Benin — 22nd of 101: 813,615
• Madagascar — 23rd of 101: 799,824
• Djibouti — 24th of 101: 645,991

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 59 values

GNI per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 491,680 (2024)
• Benin — 813,615 (2025)
• Botswana — 69,511 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 523,514 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 482,580 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 160,529 (2025)
• Chad — 500,276 (2025)
• Comoros — 568,384 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 111,331 (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 491,485 (2025)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 1.46 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon

• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's GNI per capita (constant LCU)?

878,769 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1967?

It is up 122.06% from 395,738 in 1967 (1.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 984,147 in 1986 and the lowest 395,738 in 1967.

How does Cameroon rank?

21st highest of 101 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Cameroon?

In 2025, Cameroon's GNI per capita (constant LCU) fell 1,133 on 2024 (from 879,902 to 878,769). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10,031 and a typical year strayed about 15,095 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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