Current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current health expenditure per capita was 79.1 current US$ in 2023. β² Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon, 2000β2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon stood at 79.1 current US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon peaked at 79.1 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.82 current US$, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.65 current US$ | 29.82 current US$ | 54.59 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.24 current US$ | 50.03 current US$ | 71.61 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5 current US$ | 66.17 current US$ | 79.1 current US$ | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Cameroon was 79.1 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.82 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.