Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 13.04 in 2019. β² Rising
Latest (2019)
13.04
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
136th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.5
in 2015
All-time low
6.84
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994β2019
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon, 1994β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon is 13.04, 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 revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon peaked at 13.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.84, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 136th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.71 | 6.84 | 9.64 | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.82 | 9.8 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 | 10.79 | 13.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2072 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cameroon was 13.04 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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