Income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon
Cameroon: Income share held by highest 10% was 31.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon is 31.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon peaked at 36.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 25th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.0% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 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 women 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2072 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5286 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Cameroon was 31.1% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.