Social contributions (% of revenue) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Cameroon is 1.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Cameroon peaked at 4.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 89th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +97.0% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -36.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +97.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Cameroon?
- Social contributions in Cameroon was 1.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for social contributions?
- Cameroon ranks 89th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.