Gini index in Cameroon

The Gini index for Cameroon was 42.2 (0 to 100) in 2021.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1996 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Cameroon, 2021 42.2 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2014 −4.4points 2014: 46.6 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021 11th of 81 See the full ranking

Gini index in Cameroon over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2001 to 2021
Period Cameroon
2021 42.2 (0 to 100)
2014 46.6 (0 to 100)
2007 42.8 (0 to 100)
2001 42.1 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 46.6 (0 to 100) in 2014, a change of −4.4 points.
  • Since 1996, when it was 44.4 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −2.2 points.
  • Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Cameroon has the 11th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2021 for Cameroon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform