Wages and salaries in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wages and salaries was 434.95 billion current LCU in 2007. ▲ Rising
Wages and salaries in Cameroon, 1980–2007
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 434.95 billion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2007.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Cameroon peaked at 450.25 billion current LCU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70.71 billion current LCU, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Wages and salaries in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.71 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 98.62 billion current LCU | +39.5% |
| 1982 | 102.80 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 133.70 billion current LCU | +30.1% |
| 1984 | 172.60 billion current LCU | +29.1% |
| 1985 | 220.00 billion current LCU | +27.5% |
| 1986 | 225.00 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 280.00 billion current LCU | +24.4% |
| 1988 | 265.00 billion current LCU | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 289.70 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 287.20 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 299.90 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 296.10 billion current LCU | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 274.91 billion current LCU | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 206.84 billion current LCU | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 188.35 billion current LCU | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 213.20 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 259.20 billion current LCU | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 274.70 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 293.30 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 337.60 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 350.30 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 403.10 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 421.20 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 450.25 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 414.10 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 418.78 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 434.95 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 434.95 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 434.95 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 185.81 billion current LCU | 70.71 billion current LCU | 289.70 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 259.37 billion current LCU | 188.35 billion current LCU | 299.90 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 403.79 billion current LCU | 337.60 billion current LCU | 450.25 billion current LCU | 8 |
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 wages and salaries in Cameroon?
- Wages and salaries in Cameroon was 434.95 billion current LCU in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 450.25 billion current LCU in 2004.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.71 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for wages and salaries?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.