057.Firm Entry Rate in Cameroon

Cameroon: 057.Firm Entry Rate was 0.3921 in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
0.3921
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
15th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.6308
in 2000
All-time low
0.3874
in 2005
Years of data
13
1998–2013

057.Firm Entry Rate in Cameroon, 1998–2013

00.20.40.61998200520131998: 0.6261999: 0.5782000: 0.6312002: 0.4472003: 0.6042004: 0.4442005: 0.3872006: 0.392008: 0.5662009: 0.5782011: 0.422012: 0.4622013: 0.392

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.3921 for 057.firm entry rate in 2013.

That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 057.firm entry rate in Cameroon peaked at 0.6308 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3874, in 2005.

Cameroon ranks 15th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

057.Firm Entry Rate in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for 057.Firm Entry Rate in Cameroon, 1998 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1998 0.6263
1999 0.5785 -7.6%
2000 0.6308 +9.1%
2002 0.4474 -29.1%
2003 0.6042 +35.0%
2004 0.4437 -26.6%
2005 0.3874 -12.7%
2006 0.3901 +0.7%
2008 0.5656 +45.0%
2009 0.578 +2.2%
2011 0.4196 -27.4%
2012 0.4624 +10.2%
2013 0.3921 -15.2%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.3921 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.3921 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3942, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6024 0.5785 0.6263 2
2000s 0.5059 0.3874 0.6308 8
2010s 0.4247 0.3921 0.4624 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 12 Costa Rica 0.402 compare
  2. 13 Portugal 0.3968 compare
  3. 14 Gabon 0.3963 compare
  4. 16 Norway 0.3902 compare
  5. 17 Bulgaria 0.3827 compare
  6. 18 Senegal 0.3777 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 057.firm entry rate in Cameroon?
057.firm entry rate in Cameroon was 0.3921 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest 057.firm entry rate recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.6308 in 2000.
What is the lowest 057.firm entry rate recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3874 in 2005.
How does Cameroon rank for 057.firm entry rate?
Cameroon ranks 15th out of 52 countries with data for 2013.
Is 057.firm entry rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of 057.Firm Entry Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
057.Firm Entry Rate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 498 data points, 1998–2014
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