Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net savings per capita was -26.21 current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon stood at -26.21 current US$.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon peaked at 28.52 current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, -82.73 current US$, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 132nd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.36 current US$ | -60.42 current US$ | 17.86 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.09 current US$ | -42.77 current US$ | 28.52 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -40.63 current US$ | -82.73 current US$ | -3.04 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.14 current US$ | -26.21 current US$ | -26.08 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 129 Madagascar -15.98 current US$ compare
- 130 Brazil -17.99 current US$ compare
- 131 Kazakhstan -18.63 current US$ compare
- 133 Guinea-Bissau -26.68 current US$ compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan -31.12 current US$ compare
- 135 Mozambique -33.6 current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -7.21 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 14.57 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 44.50 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon was -26.21 current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.52 current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.73 current US$ in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011), published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage.