Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 13.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cameroon, 1994–2019
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cameroon is 13.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cameroon peaked at 13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.8% | — |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +26.6% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cameroon?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cameroon was 13.0% in 2019, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cameroon ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.