Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 237.24 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon is 237.24 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 281.37 current US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 17.86 current US$ per person, in 1977.
That places Cameroon 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 17.86 current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 106.22 current US$ per person | +494.8% |
| 1979 | 111.86 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 40.99 current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 1981 | 71.32 current US$ per person | +74.0% |
| 1982 | 170.96 current US$ per person | +139.7% |
| 1983 | 159.21 current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 191.1 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 204.24 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 281.37 current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 238.34 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 225.8 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 178.02 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 175.91 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 156.48 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 111.26 current US$ per person | -28.9% |
| 1993 | 210.67 current US$ per person | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 126.39 current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 163.78 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 135.65 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 137.53 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 138.47 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 131.72 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 101.9 current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 86.99 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 94.06 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 140.24 current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 191.74 current US$ per person | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 192.76 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 230.19 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 250.37 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 261.37 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 235.88 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 213.96 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 234.98 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 219.02 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 241.45 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 268.96 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 202.57 current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 237.23 current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 243.74 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 253.1 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 223.96 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 205.96 current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 237.24 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 237.24 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386.52 current US$ per person, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 237.24 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232.96 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +494.8% | 17.86 current US$ per person | 106.22 current US$ per person |
| 1982 | +139.7% | 71.32 current US$ per person | 170.96 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.65 current US$ per person | 17.86 current US$ per person | 111.86 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 176.14 current US$ per person | 40.99 current US$ per person | 281.37 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.79 current US$ per person | 111.26 current US$ per person | 210.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 178.55 current US$ per person | 86.99 current US$ per person | 261.37 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 233.9 current US$ per person | 202.57 current US$ per person | 268.96 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 221.6 current US$ per person | 205.96 current US$ per person | 237.24 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 146 Haiti 274.57 current US$ per person compare
- 147 Benin 255.25 current US$ per person compare
- 148 Kyrgyzstan 251.06 current US$ per person compare
- 150 Ethiopia 228.69 current US$ per person compare
- 151 Zimbabwe 227.92 current US$ per person compare
- 152 Comoros 221.56 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 237.24 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 281.37 current US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.86 current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) 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: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.