Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was 13.02 million current US$ in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon, 1990–1999
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13.02 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 1999.
The figure is down 90.7% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon peaked at 140.69 million current US$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, -622.90 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 6th out of 29 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top quarter.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -622.90 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -565.02 million current US$ | -9.3% |
| 1992 | -213.18 million current US$ | -62.3% |
| 1993 | -198.89 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1994 | -225.01 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 21.73 million current US$ | -109.7% |
| 1998 | 140.69 million current US$ | +547.5% |
| 1999 | 13.02 million current US$ | -90.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.02 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -137.38 million current US$. (25 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.02 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -242.11 million current US$. (15 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Cameroon was 13.02 million current US$ in 1999, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 140.69 million current US$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -622.90 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 1999.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).