Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.16 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon stood at 1.16.
That represents a change of up 329.6% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon peaked at 3.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.42, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2001 | 1.24 | +55.0% |
| 2002 | 0.57 | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | +154.4% |
| 2004 | 3.03 | +109.0% |
| 2005 | -1.42 | -146.9% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | -112.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 | +258.8% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | +272.1% |
| 2009 | 2.28 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.85 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 2.87 | +78.3% |
| 2013 | 3.25 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.38 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 1.78 | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 0.96 | +3100.0% |
| 2022 | -0.15 | -115.6% |
| 2023 | 0.04 | -126.7% |
| 2024 | 0.27 | +575.0% |
| 2025 | 1.16 | +329.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3100.0% | 0.03 | 0.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 | -1.42 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 1.61 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.385 | -0.15 | 1.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 1.18 compare
- 118 Netherlands 1.17 compare
- 120 Hungary 1.15 compare
- 120 United Kingdom 1.15 compare
- 122 Japan 1.1 compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cameroon was 1.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cameroon ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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