Adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 14.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon, 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon stood at 14.4%.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon peaked at 25.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1977.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.3% | — |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +276.7% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -62.0% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | +68.5% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +135.2% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | -20.7% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 5.3% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 6.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 11.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Haiti 14.9% compare
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 14.5% compare
- 143 Marshall Islands 14.4% compare
- 145 Bhutan 14.3% compare
- 146 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.2% compare
- 147 Pakistan 14.1% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 302.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 400.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Cameroon was 14.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.