Primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary balance, excluding interest was -116.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -116.00 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon peaked at 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -465.00 billion current LCU, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -55.22 billion current LCU | -465.00 billion current LCU | 116.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -58.07 billion current LCU | -182.80 billion current LCU | 130.37 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 850.39 billion current LCU | 28.00 billion current LCU | 3.61 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -105.00 billion current LCU | -116.00 billion current LCU | -94.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
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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 primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon was -116.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -465.00 billion current LCU in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 115.8%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).