How does Cameroon rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Cameroon ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5937 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)

0.5937

World rank

19th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6388

in 1996

All-time low

0.5937

in 2021

Years of data

1996–2021

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon, 1996–2021

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.5937 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon peaked at 0.6388 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5937, in 2021.

Cameroon ranks 19th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6388	0.6388	0.6388	1
2000s	0.6113	0.6097	0.6129	2
2010s	0.6304	0.6304	0.6304	1
2020s	0.5937	0.5937	0.5937	1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

16 Ghana 0.5977 compare
17 Thailand 0.5972 compare
18 Tanzania 0.5938 compare
20 Lebanon 0.5935 compare
21 Costa Rica 0.5933 compare
22 Tunisia 0.5881 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1807 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1807 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2072 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.3% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5286 (2023)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Cameroon was 0.5937 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.6388 in 1996.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5937 in 2021.
How does Cameroon rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Cameroon ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.