Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 49.98 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon is 49.98 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 222.12 current US$ per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, -18.67 current US$ per person, in 1977.
Cameroon ranks 146th of 177 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 savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -18.67 current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 64.79 current US$ per person | -447.0% |
| 1979 | 58.18 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | -15.65 current US$ per person | -126.9% |
| 1981 | 20.28 current US$ per person | -229.6% |
| 1982 | 125.61 current US$ per person | +519.5% |
| 1983 | 119.83 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 150.94 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 166.12 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 222.12 current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 1987 | 154.01 current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 146.62 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 102.18 current US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 1990 | 86.37 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 63.35 current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 18.6 current US$ per person | -70.6% |
| 1993 | 90.77 current US$ per person | +387.9% |
| 1994 | 56.6 current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 1995 | 84.76 current US$ per person | +49.8% |
| 1996 | 57.1 current US$ per person | -32.6% |
| 1997 | 61.67 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 60.14 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 53.44 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 32.62 current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 14.97 current US$ per person | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 11.68 current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 36.86 current US$ per person | +215.6% |
| 2004 | 71.47 current US$ per person | +93.9% |
| 2005 | 71.17 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 101.86 current US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 105.9 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 92.49 current US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 50.41 current US$ per person | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 26.35 current US$ per person | -47.7% |
| 2011 | 29.48 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 23.2 current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 40.34 current US$ per person | +73.9% |
| 2014 | 64.51 current US$ per person | +59.9% |
| 2015 | 30.43 current US$ per person | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 68.97 current US$ per person | +126.6% |
| 2017 | 74.08 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 69.64 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 47.6 current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 31.3 current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 49.98 current US$ per person | +59.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 49.98 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 49.98 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +519.5% | 20.28 current US$ per person | 125.61 current US$ per person |
| 1978 | +447.0% | -18.67 current US$ per person | 64.79 current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +387.9% | 18.6 current US$ per person | 90.77 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.77 current US$ per person | -18.67 current US$ per person | 64.79 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 119.21 current US$ per person | -15.65 current US$ per person | 222.12 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.28 current US$ per person | 18.6 current US$ per person | 90.77 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.94 current US$ per person | 11.68 current US$ per person | 105.9 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.46 current US$ per person | 23.2 current US$ per person | 74.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.64 current US$ per person | 31.3 current US$ per person | 49.98 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 49.98 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 222.12 current US$ per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.67 current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.