Cameroon’s GDP per capita rose to $1,972 in 2025.

Higher is better. A higher figure means more output per person, which leaves more room for incomes, spending and tax revenue, so a rising number is good news. The latest figure for 2025 is $1,972, up from $1,830 a year earlier, a rise of 7.8%. Since 2016 the lowest level was $1,442, recorded in 2016. The 2025 figure is the highest in that span.

Why it matters. For Cameroonian households, an average output of $1,972 per person sets the ceiling on what typical incomes and spending can reach, and the rise over the past year points to a slightly larger pool to share. Firms selling to local buyers benefit when that pool grows. The state draws its tax base from the same output, so growth per head widens what it can collect, though the average gives no view of how evenly the gains are spread.