Overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overall budget balance, including grants was -159.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon stood at -159.00 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon peaked at 3.52 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -509.00 billion current LCU, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | -87.56 billion current LCU | -509.00 billion current LCU | 98.90 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -242.93 billion current LCU | -315.20 billion current LCU | -133.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 715.65 billion current LCU | -5.00 billion current LCU | 3.52 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -143.00 billion current LCU | -159.00 billion current LCU | -127.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 35 Egypt -131.58 billion current LCU compare
- 36 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
- 37 Niger -149.00 billion current LCU compare
- 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
- 40 Chad -206.80 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 10.47 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 588,198 (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.13 per 100 population (2022)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 113.69 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon was -159.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -509.00 billion current LCU in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 131.3%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.