Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Compensation of employees (current LCU) was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2021, compensation of employees in Cameroon stood at 1.07 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Cameroon peaked at 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 194.31 billion current LCU, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 32nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 271.44 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 283.63 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 282.34 billion current LCU | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 274.91 billion current LCU | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 212.76 billion current LCU | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 194.31 billion current LCU | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 259.20 billion current LCU | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 274.70 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 706.12 billion current LCU | +157.1% |
| 2013 | 790.08 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 851.60 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 910.70 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 942.20 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 967.90 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 trillion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 trillion current LCU | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 145.99 billion current LCU, 7.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.20 billion current LCU, 3.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +157.1% | 274.70 billion current LCU | 706.12 billion current LCU |
| 1998 | +33.4% | 194.31 billion current LCU | 259.20 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.66 billion current LCU | 194.31 billion current LCU | 283.63 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 898.75 billion current LCU | 706.12 billion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.06 trillion current LCU | 1.05 trillion current LCU | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Cameroon?
- Compensation of employees in Cameroon was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 194.31 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for compensation of employees?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.