Cameroon's gross savings (current LCU) was 5.02 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 83.6% from 2.74 trillion in 2014 (6.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.02 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3.35 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.74 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 5.02 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 34.21 billion | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.66 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 34.21 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's gross savings (current LCU) rose 13.5% on 2023 (from 4.42 trillion to 5.02 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 11.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 461.4% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.4% in 1980. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 198.91 billion a year. A straight line explains 75% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 5.08 trillion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 720.96 billion, against 1.11 trillion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 48 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
- Guinea — 6th of 48: 20.59 trillion
- Angola — 7th of 48: 16.51 trillion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8th of 48: 9.06 trillion
- United States — 10th of 48: 4.86 trillion
- Rwanda — 11th of 48: 4.54 trillion
- Mali — 12th of 48: 2.45 trillion
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.
All 48 values
| Year | Gross savings (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,021,966,107,927 |
| 2023 | 4,424,012,503,126 |
| 2022 | 4,316,873,312,156 |
| 2021 | 3,479,400,861,782 |
| 2020 | 3,132,721,529,366 |
| 2019 | 3,347,068,999,890 |
| 2018 | 3,487,665,583,209 |
| 2017 | 3,414,395,732,092 |
| 2016 | 3,297,725,592,239 |
| 2015 | 2,726,147,124,006 |
Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 16.51 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 3.61 trillion (2023)
- Botswana — 76.02 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 7.73 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 63.24 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 80.36 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 69.91 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 2.6 trillion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 9.06 trillion (2024)
- Eswatini — 16.19 billion (2024)
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 gross savings (current LCU)?
- 5.02 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 14,580% from 34.21 billion in 1977 (11.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.02 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 34.21 billion in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in