Cameroon: GNI per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Cameroon's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 43,259 on 2024 (from 1.09 million to 1.13 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +23,875 and a typical year strayed about 17,098 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 104,186 in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 33,387 in 1988. 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 31,833 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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 43rd highest value of the 181 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

• Jamaica — 39th of 181: 1.25 million
• Burundi — 40th of 181: 1.24 million
• Malawi — 41st of 181: 1.16 million
• Albania — 43rd of 181: 1.13 million
• Senegal — 44th of 181: 1.06 million
• Norway — 45th of 181: 1.02 million

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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 59 values

GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 3.18 million (2025)
• Benin — 953,995 (2025)
• Botswana — 101,272 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 628,558 (2025)
• Burundi — 1.24 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 559,911 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 342,236 (2025)
• Chad — 567,980 (2025)
• Comoros — 901,810 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 2.08 million (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 1.31 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 (current LCU)?

1.13 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1967?

It is up 3,428% from 32,021 in 1967 (6.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.13 million in 2025 and the lowest 32,021 in 1967.

How does Cameroon rank?

43rd highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.

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

In 2025, Cameroon's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 43,259 on 2024 (from 1.09 million to 1.13 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +23,875 and a typical year strayed about 17,098 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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