World Bank · Poverty
Cameroon: Poverty gap at $3.00 a day
8.20percent · 2021
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.00 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Reported as: 2021 PPP. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1996 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.2 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 11.4 | |
| 2001 | 8.7 | |
| 1996 | 19.9 |
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