Overall budget balance, including grants in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overall budget balance, including grants was -159.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-159.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
38th
of 51 countries
All-time high
3.52 trillion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-509.00 billion current LCU
in 1987
Years of data
47
1965–2011
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.
Overall 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 | 5.67 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | -2.77 billion current LCU | -148.9% |
| 1982 | 17.30 billion current LCU | -724.5% |
| 1983 | 98.90 billion current LCU | +471.7% |
| 1984 | -3.70 billion current LCU | -103.7% |
| 1985 | -60.00 billion current LCU | +1521.6% |
| 1986 | -49.00 billion current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1987 | -509.00 billion current LCU | +938.8% |
| 1988 | -214.00 billion current LCU | -58.0% |
| 1989 | -158.98 billion current LCU | -25.7% |
| 1990 | -253.45 billion current LCU | +59.4% |
| 1991 | -274.27 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1992 | -202.76 billion current LCU | -26.1% |
| 1993 | -198.66 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 1994 | -315.20 billion current LCU | +58.7% |
| 1995 | -133.63 billion current LCU | -57.6% |
| 1996 | -246.60 billion current LCU | +84.5% |
| 1997 | -205.16 billion current LCU | -16.8% |
| 1998 | -286.60 billion current LCU | +39.7% |
| 1999 | -313.00 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 325.45 billion current LCU | -204.0% |
| 2001 | 507.95 billion current LCU | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 468.65 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 497.78 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 403.20 billion current LCU | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 747.41 billion current LCU | +85.4% |
| 2006 | 3.52 trillion current LCU | +371.0% |
| 2007 | 442.70 billion current LCU | -87.4% |
| 2008 | 248.00 billion current LCU | -44.0% |
| 2009 | -5.00 billion current LCU | -102.0% |
| 2010 | -127.00 billion current LCU | +2440.0% |
| 2011 | -159.00 billion current LCU | +25.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -159.00 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 4.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -159.00 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 7.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -2440.0% | -5.00 billion current LCU | -127.00 billion current LCU |
| 1985 | -1521.6% | -3.70 billion current LCU | -60.00 billion current LCU |
| 1987 | -938.8% | -49.00 billion current LCU | -509.00 billion current LCU |
| 1982 | +724.5% | -2.77 billion current LCU | 17.30 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 | -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
- 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 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.