Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 14.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cameroon stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cameroon peaked at 22.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +160.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +160.7% | 3.7% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
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- 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 domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cameroon?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Cameroon was 14.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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