Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon is 44.12 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.41 current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.41 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 5.41 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.47 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 6.75 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 7.54 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 9.93 current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 9.75 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.75 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.39 current US$ per person | +57.9% |
| 1979 | 19.57 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1980 | 18.9 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 15.87 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 16.5 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 18.25 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 20.11 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 20.53 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 27.92 current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1987 | 29.81 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 26.25 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 23.55 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 31.2 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1991 | 29.5 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 24.66 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 30.81 current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 16.38 current US$ per person | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 19.4 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 18.04 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 15.59 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 16.98 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 15.27 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 11.84 current US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 15.05 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 20.33 current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 27.9 current US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 30.39 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 32.19 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 29.54 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 36.21 current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 38.07 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 41.33 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 41 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.12 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 38.12 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 41.46 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 43.85 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 37.41 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 38 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.36 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 42.39 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 40.8 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 40.79 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.12 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6 current US$ per person | 5.41 current US$ per person | 19.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.77 current US$ per person | 15.87 current US$ per person | 29.81 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.78 current US$ per person | 15.27 current US$ per person | 31.2 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.29 current US$ per person | 11.84 current US$ per person | 41.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.45 current US$ per person | 37.41 current US$ per person | 43.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.45 current US$ per person | 40.79 current US$ per person | 44.12 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 153 Congo 54.67 current US$ per person compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 52.01 current US$ per person compare
- 155 East Timor 44.58 current US$ per person compare
- 157 Comoros 40.3 current US$ per person compare
- 158 Tanzania 40.15 current US$ per person compare
- 159 Benin 38.49 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.