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$, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -30.87 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -12.59 current US$ | -59.2% |
| 1992 | -60.42 current US$ | +379.9% |
| 1993 | 17.86 current US$ | -129.6% |
| 1994 | -5.62 current US$ | -131.5% |
| 1995 | 10.29 current US$ | -283.0% |
| 1996 | -17.77 current US$ | -272.6% |
| 1997 | -8.6 current US$ | -51.6% |
| 1998 | 13.77 current US$ | -260.2% |
| 1999 | 10.39 current US$ | -24.6% |
| 2000 | -26.28 current US$ | -353.0% |
| 2001 | -24.68 current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2002 | -25.56 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | -5.19 current US$ | -79.7% |
| 2004 | 28.52 current US$ | -649.6% |
| 2005 | 3.92 current US$ | -86.3% |
| 2006 | 15.86 current US$ | +304.8% |
| 2007 | 7.99 current US$ | -49.6% |
| 2008 | -42.77 current US$ | -635.0% |
| 2009 | -22.75 current US$ | -46.8% |
| 2010 | -54.38 current US$ | +139.0% |
| 2011 | -75.1 current US$ | +38.1% |
| 2012 | -82.73 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2013 | -61.92 current US$ | -25.2% |
| 2014 | -38.19 current US$ | -38.3% |
| 2015 | -42.62 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2016 | -3.04 current US$ | -92.9% |
| 2017 | -8.52 current US$ | +180.1% |
| 2018 | -14.57 current US$ | +71.1% |
| 2019 | -25.23 current US$ | +73.2% |
| 2020 | -26.08 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2021 | -26.21 current US$ | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -26.21 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 146.69 current US$. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -26.21 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.7 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +649.6% | -5.19 current US$ | 28.52 current US$ |
| 2008 | -635.0% | 7.99 current US$ | -42.77 current US$ |
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
- 130 Madagascar -15.98 current US$ compare
- 131 Brazil -17.99 current US$ compare
- 132 Kazakhstan -18.63 current US$ compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau -26.68 current US$ compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan -31.12 current US$ compare
- 136 Mozambique -33.6 current US$ compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon was -26.21 current US$ 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 133rd out of 159 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.