The National Statistics Institute (INS) has just published the results of its fourth Cameroon Household Survey (ECAM 4), conducted in 2014. Results showed that out of an estimated Cameroonian population of 21,657,488 in 2014, 37.5% are poor.

This means 8,088,876 people live below the poverty line, which is XAF339,715 per adult equivalent per year. Are included, people who are not able to spend XAF931 per day per adult equivalent to meet their basic needs (food and non-food needs).