Cameroon: Gross domestic income (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Cameroon's gross domestic income (constant LCU) rose 1.9% on 2024 (from 26.15 trillion to 26.65 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.2% and a typical year strayed about 2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below 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 19.8% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.9% in 1967. 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 732.92 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 28.87 trillion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 163.15 billion, against 1.33 trillion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Cameroon had the 22nd highest value of the 128 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

• Mongolia — 18th of 128: 48.99 trillion
• Pakistan — 19th of 128: 45.26 trillion
• Bangladesh — 20th of 128: 34.63 trillion
• Mexico — 22nd of 128: 26.64 trillion
• Madagascar — 23rd of 128: 24.47 trillion
• Philippines — 24th of 128: 22.56 trillion

What this measures

Real gross domestic income (real GDI) measures the purchasing power of the total incomes generated by domestic production. It is a concept that exists in real terms only. When the terms of trade change there may be a significant divergence between the movements of GDP in volume terms and real GDI. The difference between the change in GDP in volume terms and real GDI is generally described as the “trading gain” (or loss) or, to turn this round, the trading gain or loss from changes in the terms of trade is the difference between real GDI and GDP in volume terms. 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 61 values

Gross domestic income (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 18.83 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 12.15 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 169.55 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 13.43 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 257.78 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — 833.94 billion (2025)
• Chad — 11.1 trillion (2025)
• Comoros — 480.2 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 13.17 trillion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 3.6 trillion (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 gross domestic income (constant LCU)?

26.65 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1965?

It is up 764.91% from 3.08 trillion in 1965 (3.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 26.65 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 2.84 trillion in 1967.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDY.TOTL.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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