Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon
Cameroon: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 98.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon is 98.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon peaked at 99.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.3% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 98.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 98.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Cameroon was 98.8% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.