Subsidies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Subsidies was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Cameroon, 1980–1999
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU; from SNA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0 current LCU; from SNA for subsidies in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Cameroon peaked at 80.00 billion current LCU; from SNA in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU; from SNA, in 1984.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 24 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.81 billion current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 80.00 billion current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Botswana 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 12 Namibia 244.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 13 Mozambique 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Chad 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Congo 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 44.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Cameroon?
- Subsidies in Cameroon was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 1999, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 80.00 billion current LCU; from SNA in 1983.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for subsidies?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 1999.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.