Gini coefficient in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gini coefficient was 0.4218 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.4218
World rank
20th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4664
in 2014
All-time low
0.4214
in 2001
Years of data
5
1996–2021
Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Cameroon?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4664 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4214 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for gini coefficient?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.