Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Cameroon stood at 4.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 4.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2009.
That places Cameroon 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Cameroon?
- Current health expenditure in Cameroon was 4.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for current health expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.