Cameroon vs Nigeria: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Cameroon
1.07 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1.19 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
Nigeria rank
42nd

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.19 million current LCU per person against 1.07 million current LCU per person in Cameroon, a difference of 124,000 current LCU per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 211 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 85,401 current LCU per person 347.18 current LCU per person 85,054 current LCU per person Cameroon
1980s 307,130 current LCU per person 2,343 current LCU per person 304,787 current LCU per person Cameroon
1990s 386,505 current LCU per person 23,460 current LCU per person 363,045 current LCU per person Cameroon
2000s 595,797 current LCU per person 154,393 current LCU per person 441,404 current LCU per person Cameroon
2010s 810,411 current LCU per person 496,192 current LCU per person 314,219 current LCU per person Cameroon
2020s 989,185 current LCU per person 930,942 current LCU per person 58,243 current LCU per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.19 million current LCU per person against 1.07 million current LCU per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
124,000 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.