Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Cameroon
Cameroon: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient was 2,850 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Cameroon, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Cameroon is 2,850, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Cameroon peaked at 2,850 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 722.86, in 1850.
Cameroon ranks 130th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 824.14 | — |
| 1850 | 722.86 | -12.3% |
| 1870 | 892.13 | +23.4% |
| 1890 | 865.57 | -3.0% |
| 1910 | 893.76 | +3.3% |
| 1929 | 828.23 | -7.3% |
| 1950 | 1,070 | +29.2% |
| 1960 | 1,326 | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 1,565 | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 1,900 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 1,930 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,961 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,223 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 2,420 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 2,850 | +17.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,850 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,205, 68% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,850 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,331, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 824.14 | 824.14 | 824.14 | 1 |
| 1850s | 722.86 | 722.86 | 722.86 | 1 |
| 1870s | 892.13 | 892.13 | 892.13 | 1 |
| 1890s | 865.57 | 865.57 | 865.57 | 1 |
| 1910s | 893.76 | 893.76 | 893.76 | 1 |
| 1920s | 828.23 | 828.23 | 828.23 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,326 | 1,326 | 1,326 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1,565 | 1,565 | 1,565 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,930 | 1,930 | 1,930 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,092 | 1,961 | 2,223 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,635 | 2,420 | 2,850 | 2 |
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 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 use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Cameroon?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Cameroon was 2,850 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,850 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 722.86 in 1850.
- How does Cameroon rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Cameroon ranks 130th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.