Domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +148.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +49.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 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)
- 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 in Cameroon?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Cameroon was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.