Subsidies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Cameroon, 1980–1999
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Cameroon is 0 current US$, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Cameroon peaked at 225.57 million current US$ in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Subsidies in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 119.83 million current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 151.12 million current US$ | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 160.11 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 225.57 million current US$ | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 current US$ | — |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.15 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.22 million current US$. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.66 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 225.57 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$
- 14 Congo 0 current US$
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Cameroon?
- Subsidies in Cameroon was 0 current US$ in 1999, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 225.57 million current US$ in 1983.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ 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 country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.