Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Cameroon
Cameroon: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 7.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.13
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
47th
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.91
in 2020
All-time low
5.97
in 2016
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Cameroon, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Cameroon stood at 7.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Cameroon peaked at 7.91 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.97, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.98 | — |
| 2014 | 6.31 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 5.97 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 7.91 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 7.13 | -9.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 7.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 7.13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.52 | 5.97 | 6.98 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.52 | 7.13 | 7.91 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 7.54 compare
- 45 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.48 compare
- 46 Eswatini 7.35 compare
- 48 Philippines 7.11 compare
- 49 El Salvador 7.09 compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 6.9 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Cameroon?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Cameroon was 7.13 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.97 in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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