Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.19 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon is 1.19 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 1.19 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.89 million current US$, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 100th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.44 million current US$ | 34.89 million current US$ | 161.27 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 213.86 million current US$ | 139.95 million current US$ | 309.14 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 275.46 million current US$ | 208.11 million current US$ | 380.58 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 490.14 million current US$ | 176.50 million current US$ | 790.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 909.11 million current US$ | 793.25 million current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.19 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -536.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -921.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.13 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 33.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon was 1.19 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.89 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 100th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.