Proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of population below international poverty line was 26.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 26.7% for proportion of population below international poverty line in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon peaked at 56.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 56.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -45.5% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.8% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
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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, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Cameroon was 26.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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