Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon stood at 26.1%.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon peaked at 32.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 26.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 26.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.4% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
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- 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cameroon was 26.1% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cameroon ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.