Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.4218 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.4218 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.4664 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4214, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4445 | 0.4445 | 0.4445 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4248 | 0.4214 | 0.4282 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4664 | 0.4664 | 0.4664 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4218 | 0.4218 | 0.4218 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2072 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1807 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5286 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 0.4218 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4664 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4214 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.