Extreme poverty rate in Cameroon
26.7% of people in Cameroon lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2021.
Cameroon, 2021
26.7%
Change from 2014
−2.3percentage points
World, 2021
11.3%
Position in 2021
11th of 81
Extreme poverty rate in Cameroon over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 29.0% in 2014, a change of −2.3 percentage points.
- Since 1996, when it was 56.5%, the figure has changed by −29.8 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Cameroon has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 11.3%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
37.7%
2021 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
4.9%
2024 · World Bank
Gini index
42.2 (0 to 100)
2021 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
31.1%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
41.3%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
74.0%
2021 · World Bank