Budgetary investment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Budgetary investment was 19.00 billion current LCU in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1995)
19.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 63.8%
World rank
30th
of 51 countries
All-time high
521.50 billion current LCU
in 1987
All-time low
11.60 billion current LCU
in 1993
Years of data
16
1980–1995
Budgetary investment in Cameroon, 1980–1995
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 19.00 billion current LCU for budgetary investment in 1995.
That represents a change of up 63.8% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Cameroon peaked at 521.50 billion current LCU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.60 billion current LCU, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Budgetary investment in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.06 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 40.32 billion current LCU | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 56.40 billion current LCU | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 89.10 billion current LCU | +58.0% |
| 1984 | 98.70 billion current LCU | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 278.00 billion current LCU | +181.7% |
| 1986 | 328.00 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 521.50 billion current LCU | +59.0% |
| 1988 | 97.00 billion current LCU | -81.4% |
| 1989 | 61.00 billion current LCU | -37.1% |
| 1990 | 33.60 billion current LCU | -44.9% |
| 1991 | 28.60 billion current LCU | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 17.40 billion current LCU | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 11.60 billion current LCU | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 11.60 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.00 billion current LCU | +63.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19.00 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.73 billion current LCU, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19.00 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 161.91 billion current LCU | 40.32 billion current LCU | 521.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.30 billion current LCU | 11.60 billion current LCU | 33.60 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 33.78 billion current LCU
- 28 Burundi 31.21 billion current LCU compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 24.70 billion current LCU compare
- 31 South Africa 17.46 billion current LCU compare
- 32 Central African Republic 14.90 billion current LCU compare
- 33 Comoros 11.59 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is budgetary investment in Cameroon?
- Budgetary investment in Cameroon was 19.00 billion current LCU in 1995, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 521.50 billion current LCU in 1987.
- What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.60 billion current LCU in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for budgetary investment?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 1995.
- Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.