Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -2.42 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1995–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -2.42 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2019.
That represents a change of down 292.9% on the previous year and down 206.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 26.55 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -8.11 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0.683 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1997 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +260.9% |
| 1998 | 7.88 % change on previous year | +219.5% |
| 1999 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2000 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -511.6% |
| 2001 | 10.72 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 2002 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -175.7% |
| 2003 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2004 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -504.3% |
| 2005 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -194.1% |
| 2006 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.5541 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2009 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -511.6% |
| 2010 | -7.54 % change on previous year | -430.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6 % change on previous year | -214.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 4.91 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2015 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2016 | -4.38 % change on previous year | -296.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2018 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2019 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -292.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.14 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 26.55 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -8.11 % change on previous year | 10.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -7.54 % change on previous year | 8.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 136 El Salvador -2.26 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Serbia -2.27 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda -2.33 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau -2.61 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Sweden -2.69 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Hungary -2.73 % change on previous year compare
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 tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Cameroon was -2.42 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.55 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.11 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 206.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.