GDP per capita, PPP in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per capita, PPP was 5,592 current international $ in 2024. β² Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Cameroon, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2024, gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon stood at 5,592 current international $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon peaked at 5,592 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,731 current international $, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,894 current international $ | 1,731 current international $ | 2,039 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,533 current international $ | 2,108 current international $ | 2,879 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,477 current international $ | 2,914 current international $ | 4,241 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,069 current international $ | 4,365 current international $ | 5,592 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 156 Tuvalu 6,151 current international $ compare
- 157 Myanmar 5,997 current international $ compare
- 158 Nepal 5,737 current international $ compare
- 160 Tajikistan 5,406 current international $ compare
- 161 Senegal 5,110 current international $ compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 4,889 current international $ compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.26 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 427,706 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.66 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.32 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Cameroon was 5,592 current international $ in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,592 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,731 current international $ in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release