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.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.07 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 6.92 billion current LCU | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 33.40 billion current LCU | +382.7% |
| 1983 | 116.50 billion current LCU | +248.8% |
| 1984 | 24.60 billion current LCU | -78.9% |
| 1985 | -29.00 billion current LCU | -217.9% |
| 1986 | -11.00 billion current LCU | -62.1% |
| 1987 | -465.00 billion current LCU | +4127.3% |
| 1988 | -139.00 billion current LCU | -70.1% |
| 1989 | -99.70 billion current LCU | -28.3% |
| 1990 | -182.80 billion current LCU | +83.4% |
| 1991 | -136.70 billion current LCU | -25.2% |
| 1992 | -37.62 billion current LCU | -72.5% |
| 1993 | -47.06 billion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 1994 | -74.60 billion current LCU | +58.5% |
| 1995 | 130.37 billion current LCU | -274.8% |
| 2000 | 568.90 billion current LCU | +336.4% |
| 2001 | 732.60 billion current LCU | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 668.05 billion current LCU | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 678.36 billion current LCU | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 567.05 billion current LCU | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 876.51 billion current LCU | +54.6% |
| 2006 | 3.61 trillion current LCU | +311.6% |
| 2007 | 493.15 billion current LCU | -86.3% |
| 2008 | 284.00 billion current LCU | -42.4% |
| 2009 | 28.00 billion current LCU | -90.1% |
| 2010 | -94.00 billion current LCU | -435.7% |
| 2011 | -116.00 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -116.00 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU, 30.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -116.00 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU, 18.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -4127.3% | -11.00 billion current LCU | -465.00 billion current LCU |
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 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).