Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted net savings per capita was -4.03 current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon is -4.03 current US$, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon peaked at 51.09 current US$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, -58.8 current US$, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -5.03 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 11.6 current US$ | -330.6% |
| 1992 | -37.02 current US$ | -419.1% |
| 1993 | 51.09 current US$ | -238.0% |
| 1994 | 11.42 current US$ | -77.6% |
| 1995 | 28.8 current US$ | +152.2% |
| 1996 | -0.95 current US$ | -103.3% |
| 1997 | 6.64 current US$ | -798.9% |
| 1998 | 29.31 current US$ | +341.4% |
| 1999 | 25.59 current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2000 | -13.07 current US$ | -151.1% |
| 2001 | -11.49 current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2002 | -10.5 current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 13.45 current US$ | -228.1% |
| 2004 | 49.28 current US$ | +266.4% |
| 2005 | 24.56 current US$ | -50.2% |
| 2006 | 37.18 current US$ | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 30.88 current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2008 | -17.74 current US$ | -157.4% |
| 2009 | 1.96 current US$ | -111.0% |
| 2010 | -31.02 current US$ | -1682.7% |
| 2011 | -49.85 current US$ | +60.7% |
| 2012 | -58.8 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2013 | -35.92 current US$ | -38.9% |
| 2014 | -11.4 current US$ | -68.3% |
| 2015 | -21.02 current US$ | +84.4% |
| 2016 | 18.86 current US$ | -189.7% |
| 2017 | 13.29 current US$ | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 8.11 current US$ | -39.0% |
| 2019 | -3.92 current US$ | -148.3% |
| 2020 | -4.79 current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2021 | -4.03 current US$ | -15.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -4.03 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 165.73 current US$. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -4.03 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -1682.7% | 1.96 current US$ | -31.02 current US$ |
| 1997 | +798.9% | -0.95 current US$ | 6.64 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.14 current US$ | -37.02 current US$ | 51.09 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.45 current US$ | -17.74 current US$ | 49.28 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.17 current US$ | -58.8 current US$ | 18.86 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.41 current US$ | -4.79 current US$ | -4.03 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Rwanda 4.38 current US$ compare
- 131 Kazakhstan -1.19 current US$ compare
- 132 Chad -2.34 current US$ compare
- 134 Brazil -6.06 current US$ compare
- 135 Madagascar -10.42 current US$ compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau -13.61 current US$ compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Cameroon was -4.03 current US$ in 2021, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.09 current US$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.8 current US$ in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.