Income share held by lowest 10% in Cameroon
Cameroon: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 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
Cameroon recorded 2.1% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2021.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Cameroon peaked at 2.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 95th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,770 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2072 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5286 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Cameroon?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Cameroon was 2.1% 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 lowest 10% recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Cameroon ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 lowest 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.