Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▬ Flat
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon is 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon peaked at 2.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 United States 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 18 Philippines 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 Mali 2.40 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 21 Brazil 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 22 Colombia 1.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2072 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5286 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Cameroon was 2.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1996.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.