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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Egypt -131.58 billion current LCU compare
  2. 36 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
  3. 37 Niger -149.00 billion current LCU compare
  4. 39 Burkina Faso -193.31 billion current LCU compare
  5. 40 Chad -206.80 billion current LCU compare
  6. 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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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

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
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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.