Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -12.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
-12.4%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
20th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-10.5%
in 2017
All-time low
-12.9%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2012–2021
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Cameroon, 2012–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Cameroon stood at -12.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Cameroon peaked at -10.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -12.9%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -12.8% | — |
| 2013 | -12.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | -12.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | -12.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | -11.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -10.5% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | -11.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | -12.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | -12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | -12.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -12.1% | -12.9% | -10.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | -12.2% | -12.4% | -12.1% | 2 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 76.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 150,235 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 208.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 17.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Cameroon?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Cameroon was -12.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -10.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.9% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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