External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Cameroon
Cameroon: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 11.63 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.63 for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 178.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Cameroon peaked at 11.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6246, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7768 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6246 | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +75.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9133 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | +54.9% |
| 2005 | 2.05 | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 2.07 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 2.92 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 4 | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 7.09 | +77.1% |
| 2012 | 4.48 | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 4.18 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.63 | +58.4% |
| 2015 | 5.04 | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 5.09 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.82 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 8.34 | +72.9% |
| 2019 | 7.41 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 7.09 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.9 | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 10.4 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 11.63 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 0.6246 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 4 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.01 | 7.09 | 11.63 | 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)
- 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 external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Cameroon?
- External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Cameroon was 11.63 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6246 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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