Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was -0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -0.2% for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in 2021.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon peaked at 4.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2012.
That places Cameroon 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -352.2% |
| 1992 | -3.9% | -420.1% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -204.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -58.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +112.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -103.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -838.8% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +328.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | -2.0% | -158.5% |
| 2001 | -1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | -1.4% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -200.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +215.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -50.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -24.7% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -150.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -111.1% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | -1766.5% |
| 2011 | -3.3% | +48.5% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -70.0% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | +116.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -188.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -43.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -150.2% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | -3.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -4.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 381.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 112.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 222,011 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Cameroon was -0.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.