Total health spending per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total health spending per person was 246.18 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Cameroon stood at 246.18 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Cameroon peaked at 246.18 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.58 current international $, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 153rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.58 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 91.32 current international $ | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 91.13 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.41 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.42 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 98 current international $ | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 101.06 current international $ | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 106.93 current international $ | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 105.01 current international $ | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 100.76 current international $ | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 104.24 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 115.15 current international $ | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 120.28 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 117.61 current international $ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 148.58 current international $ | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 144.31 current international $ | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 145.9 current international $ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 142.9 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 145.18 current international $ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 154.87 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 185.7 current international $ | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 208.09 current international $ | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 233.21 current international $ | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 246.18 current international $ | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.16 current international $ | 90.58 current international $ | 106.93 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.9 current international $ | 104.24 current international $ | 154.87 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.3 current international $ | 185.7 current international $ | 246.18 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Côte d'Ivoire 249.36 current international $ compare
- 151 Angola 248.39 current international $ compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 247.13 current international $ compare
- 154 Zambia 243.74 current international $ compare
- 155 Ghana 234.46 current international $ compare
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Cameroon?
- Total health spending per person in Cameroon was 246.18 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 246.18 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.58 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for total health spending per person?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.