External health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon
Cameroon: External health expenditure channeled through government was 55.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon is 55.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon peaked at 72.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -76.0% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +221.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -54.7% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +212.5% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +158.6% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -75.0% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +211.2% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 55.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 55.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +221.0% | 7.6% | 24.5% |
| 2005 | +212.5% | 11.1% | 34.6% |
| 2013 | +211.2% | 18.1% | 56.2% |
| 2007 | +158.6% | 25.0% | 64.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 7.6% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 18.1% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 55.4% | 67.1% | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Cameroon was 55.4% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.