Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1994–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
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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, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.