Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 294.56 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 176 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 savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 294.56 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 1,800 current US$ per square kilometre | +511.2% |
| 1979 | 1,950 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 738.19 current US$ per square kilometre | -62.1% |
| 1981 | 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1982 | 3,265 current US$ per square kilometre | +145.5% |
| 1983 | 3,104 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 3,830 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 4,218 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 5,988 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1987 | 5,229 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 5,104 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,144 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 4,217 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3,862 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 2,826 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 5,505 current US$ per square kilometre | +94.8% |
| 1994 | 3,397 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 4,524 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 3,849 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 4,008 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4,143 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4,047 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3,215 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 2,817 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 3,129 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 4,794 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 6,738 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 6,963 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,546 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 9,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 10,270 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 9,538 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 8,902 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10,057 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 9,642 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 10,932 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 12,552 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 9,755 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 11,770 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 12,441 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 13,282 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 12,084 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 11,420 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,637 current US$ per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,896 current US$ per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +511.2% | 294.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,800 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +145.5% | 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,265 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,348 current US$ per square kilometre | 294.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,950 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 3,695 current US$ per square kilometre | 738.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,988 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,038 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,826 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,505 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,557 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,817 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,270 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,142 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,902 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,282 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,464 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,420 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Djibouti 16,972 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 142 Lesotho 16,285 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Suriname 13,701 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Zambia 12,778 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 146 Laos 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 10,227 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 294.56 current US$ per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.