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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
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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
The 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.