Current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current budget balance, including grants was 482.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
482.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 46.5%
World rank
13th
of 51 countries
All-time high
3.79 trillion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-201.00 billion current LCU
in 1994
Years of data
47
1965–2011
Current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 482.00 billion current LCU for current budget balance, including grants in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.5% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon peaked at 3.79 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -201.00 billion current LCU, in 1994.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 78.91 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 151.13 billion current LCU | +91.5% |
| 1982 | 251.80 billion current LCU | +66.6% |
| 1983 | 366.60 billion current LCU | +45.6% |
| 1984 | 270.60 billion current LCU | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 366.00 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 1986 | 422.00 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 186.00 billion current LCU | -55.9% |
| 1988 | 69.00 billion current LCU | -62.9% |
| 1989 | 13.02 billion current LCU | -81.1% |
| 1990 | -61.85 billion current LCU | -575.2% |
| 1991 | -92.67 billion current LCU | +49.8% |
| 1992 | -93.71 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -111.60 billion current LCU | +19.1% |
| 1994 | -201.00 billion current LCU | +80.1% |
| 1995 | -86.23 billion current LCU | -57.1% |
| 1996 | -6.45 billion current LCU | -92.5% |
| 1997 | 82.27 billion current LCU | -1376.3% |
| 1998 | 102.67 billion current LCU | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 156.46 billion current LCU | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 481.25 billion current LCU | +207.6% |
| 2001 | 719.15 billion current LCU | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 647.05 billion current LCU | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 663.72 billion current LCU | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 569.97 billion current LCU | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 953.41 billion current LCU | +67.3% |
| 2006 | 3.79 trillion current LCU | +297.9% |
| 2007 | 834.06 billion current LCU | -78.0% |
| 2008 | 819.00 billion current LCU | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 436.00 billion current LCU | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 329.00 billion current LCU | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 482.00 billion current LCU | +46.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 482.00 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU, 11.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 482.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 8.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1376.3% | -6.45 billion current LCU | 82.27 billion current LCU |
| 1990 | -575.2% | 13.02 billion current LCU | -61.85 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 217.51 billion current LCU | 13.02 billion current LCU | 422.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -31.21 billion current LCU | -201.00 billion current LCU | 156.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 991.74 billion current LCU | 436.00 billion current LCU | 3.79 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 405.50 billion current LCU | 329.00 billion current LCU | 482.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Gabon 1.13 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Uganda 980.98 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Madagascar 777.26 billion current LCU compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 429.20 billion current LCU compare
- 15 Rwanda 399.31 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 345.10 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 current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Cameroon was 482.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -201.00 billion current LCU in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.