GNI per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: GNI per capita was 1.05 million current LCU in 2024. β Volatile
GNI per capita in Cameroon, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.05 million current LCU for gni per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.05 million current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43,583 current LCU, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75,693 current LCU | 43,583 current LCU | 143,967 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,035 current LCU | 138,072 current LCU | 402,866 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 367,916 current LCU | 251,056 current LCU | 471,131 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 578,613 current LCU | 474,896 current LCU | 684,474 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 797,269 current LCU | 685,365 current LCU | 891,938 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 969,516 current LCU | 876,937 current LCU | 1.05 million current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 gni per capita in Cameroon?
- Gni per capita in Cameroon was 1.05 million current LCU in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gni per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest gni per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,583 current LCU in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for gni per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gni per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release