Cameroon: Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Cameroon's adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) did not change US$0 on 2020 (from US$0 to US$0).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −US$112.81 and a typical year strayed about US$3.58 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$10.56 million in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$11.5 million in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$2.47 million a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Cameroon had the 94th highest value of the 216 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cameroon in the 2021 ranking

• Burundi — 112th of 216: US$0
• Cabo Verde — 113th of 216: US$0
• Cambodia — 114th of 216: US$0
• Cayman Islands — 116th of 216: US$0
• Chad — 117th of 216: US$0
• Channel Islands — 118th of 216: US$0

What this measures

Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.

All 52 values

Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$0 (2021)
• Benin — US$0 (2021)
• Botswana — US$31.59 million (2021)
• Burkina Faso — US$2.36 billion (2021)
• Burundi — US$0 (2021)
• Cabo Verde — US$0 (2021)
• Central African Republic — US$14.98 million (2021)
• Chad — US$0 (2021)
• Comoros — US$0 (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon

• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$)?

US$0 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Cameroon rank?

94th highest of 216 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) unusual for Cameroon?

In 2021, Cameroon's adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) did not change US$0 on 2020 (from US$0 to US$0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −US$112.81 and a typical year strayed about US$3.58 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DMIN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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