Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Cameroon, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Cameroon stood at 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 64.0% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Cameroon peaked at 4,727 current US$ per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, -307.94 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1977.
Cameroon ranks 136th of 175 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$) … square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -307.94 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 1,098 current US$ per square kilometre | -456.6% |
| 1979 | 1,014 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1980 | -281.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -127.8% |
| 1981 | 378.19 current US$ per square kilometre | -234.2% |
| 1982 | 2,399 current US$ per square kilometre | +534.4% |
| 1983 | 2,336 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3,026 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 3,431 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 4,727 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 3,379 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1988 | 3,314 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2,378 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1990 | 2,070 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 1,564 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 472.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 1993 | 2,372 current US$ per square kilometre | +402.0% |
| 1994 | 1,521 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 2,342 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1996 | 1,620 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 1,797 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1,800 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,642 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 1,029 current US$ per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 484.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2002 | 388.55 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 1,260 current US$ per square kilometre | +224.3% |
| 2004 | 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre | +99.3% |
| 2005 | 2,571 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,782 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2007 | 4,044 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3,634 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 2,039 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2010 | 1,096 current US$ per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2011 | 1,262 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1,021 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 1,826 current US$ per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 2014 | 3,010 current US$ per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 2015 | 1,466 current US$ per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2016 | 3,422 current US$ per square kilometre | +133.5% |
| 2017 | 3,781 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 3,655 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,568 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 1,736 current US$ per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre | +64.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,077 current US$ per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,050 current US$ per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +534.4% | 378.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,399 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +456.6% | -307.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,098 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +402.0% | 472.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,372 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 601.41 current US$ per square kilometre | -307.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,098 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,509 current US$ per square kilometre | -281.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,727 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,720 current US$ per square kilometre | 472.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,372 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,174 current US$ per square kilometre | 388.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,044 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,311 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,021 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,781 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,291 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,736 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 133 Zimbabwe 4,050 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Mauritania 3,002 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 2,924 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 137 Djibouti 2,743 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 138 Laos 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 2,104 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: net national savings (current us$), per square in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Cameroon was 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,727 current US$ per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -307.94 current US$ per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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.