Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita was 127,445 current LCU per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2021, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon stood at 127,445 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 135,607 current LCU per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30,327 current LCU per person, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 47th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,198 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 43,387 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 41,304 current LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 36,278 current LCU per person | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 30,327 current LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 41,087 current LCU per person | +35.5% |
| 1998 | 60,963 current LCU per person | +48.4% |
| 1999 | 59,721 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 117,409 current LCU per person | +96.6% |
| 2013 | 123,125 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 133,020 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 129,541 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 124,037 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 127,629 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 135,607 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 135,309 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 117,489 current LCU per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 127,445 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 127,445 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,892 current LCU per person, 4.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 127,445 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81,703 current LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +96.6% | 59,721 current LCU per person | 117,409 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,408 current LCU per person | 30,327 current LCU per person | 60,963 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 128,210 current LCU per person | 117,409 current LCU per person | 135,607 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 122,467 current LCU per person | 117,489 current LCU per person | 127,445 current LCU per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Malawi 144,620 current LCU per person compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 138,350 current LCU per person compare
- 46 Mauritius 137,509 current LCU per person compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 126,472 current LCU per person compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 113,340 current LCU per person compare
- 50 Togo 112,300 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Cameroon was 127,445 current LCU per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 135,607 current LCU per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,327 current LCU per person in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (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.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (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.