This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for urban Cameroon to 2025. In the original report, the value was comprised of a Net Living Wage, plus income tax and a social security contribution. The updated Anker Gross Living Wage is comprised of a Net Living Wage, plus mandatory pay deductions which would need to be paid by law as a contribution to social security (4.2%), housing fund (1%), and income tax (16.5%). This revision reflects cumulative inflation between the original estimate and the present. Without adjusting for inflation, the Living Wage estimated in 2023 would not be sufficient for families to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, because the purchasing power of the Living Wage would have decreased. Mandatory deductions were calculated using the most up-to-date tax laws.

This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for rural Cameroon to 2025. The country average Living Wage for rural areas is composed of a Net Living Wage and mandatory deductions for social security, housing fund, and income tax. Due to regional disparities, this average is likely too low for relatively wealthier regions. Therefore, the upper confidence bound of the Living Wage Reference Value is recommended for banana-producing areas in the West, Southwest, and Littoral (excluding Douala).

This report updates the Anker Living Income Reference Value for rural Cameroon to 2025. The updated value takes into account the cumulative inflation during this period, which was 26.3%. Without accounting for inflation, the Living Income estimated in 2020 would not be sufficient for families to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, because the purchasing power of the Living Income would have decreased.