Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) was 15.6% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) in Cameroon, 1996β2021
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. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Cameroon stood at 15.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Cameroon peaked at 32.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,770 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Cameroon?
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) in Cameroon was 15.6% 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 poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp)?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 ppp) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $4.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.