Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp was 23.46 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
23.46
World rank
15th
of 119 countries
All-time high
51.17
in 1996
All-time low
23.46
in 2021
Years of data
5
1996–2021
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon stood at 23.46. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon peaked at 51.17 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.46, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.17 | 51.17 | 51.17 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9 | 26.01 | 31.78 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.97 | 25.97 | 25.97 | 1 |
| 2020s | 23.46 | 23.46 | 23.46 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Ethiopia 30.93 compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 28.39 compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 28.21 compare
- 16 Guinea 23.19 compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 22.82 compare
- 18 Mali 22.09 compare
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 share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon?
- Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Cameroon was 23.46 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.17 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.46 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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