Current health expenditure per capita, PPP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current health expenditure per capita, PPP was 246.18 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cameroon is 246.18 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita, ppp 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.
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 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 Cote 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
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cameroon?
- Current health expenditure per capita, ppp in Cameroon was 246.18 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 246.18 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.58 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for current health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita, ppp 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.