Cameroon's changes in inventories (current US$) was US$385.75 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 264.41% from US$105.86 million in 2014 (13.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$385.75 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$61.03 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$105.86 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$657.52 million | 1985 |
| Lowest | −US$715.02 million | 1979 |
| Average since 2015 | US$33.04 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$102.65 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$318.33 million on 2023 (from US$67.43 million to US$385.75 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$7.75 million and a typical year strayed about US$95.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$778.92 million in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was US$572.49 million in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 12th highest value of the 38 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 2024 ranking
- North Macedonia — 8th of 38: US$1.19 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 9th of 38: US$891.93 million
- Zambia — 10th of 38: US$552.94 million
- Zimbabwe — 12th of 38: US$382.14 million
- Tajikistan — 13th of 38: US$315.1 million
- Kosovo — 14th of 38: US$259.88 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 50 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 385,753,795 |
| 2023 | 67,428,354 |
| 2022 | 129,056,109 |
| 2021 | -28,288,787 |
| 2020 | -216,813,819 |
| 2019 | -61,033,327 |
| 2018 | -4,799,346 |
| 2017 | 53,785,649 |
| 2016 | 121,880,384 |
| 2015 | -116,577,253 |
| 2014 |
Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$15.45 million (2024)
- Benin — US$97.09 million (2025)
- Botswana — US$185.61 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$128.23 million (2025)
- Central African Republic — −US$167.97 million (2025)
- Chad — US$852.06 million (2025)
- Comoros — US$17.39 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.61 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$49.61 million (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — −US$740.84 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — 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$39.23 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's changes in inventories (current US$)?
- US$385.75 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 275.78% from US$102.65 million in 1975 (2.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$657.52 million in 1985 and the lowest −US$715.02 million in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 12th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2024, Cameroon's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$318.33 million on 2023 (from US$67.43 million to US$385.75 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$7.75 million and a typical year strayed about US$95.71 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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