Total natural resource rents in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total natural resource rents was 5.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.5% for total natural resource rents in 2021.
The figure is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Cameroon peaked at 12.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 4.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Cameroon?
- Total natural resource rents in Cameroon was 5.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for total natural resource rents?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.