GDP per employed person in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP per employed person was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per employed person in Cameroon is 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in Cameroon peaked at 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 145th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 | 9,132 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,480 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,590 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,157 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,127 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,777 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,416 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,118 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,246 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,085 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in Cameroon?
- Gdp per employed person in Cameroon was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,679 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp per employed person?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.