External health expenditure per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: External health expenditure per capita was 11.63 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Cameroon stood at 11.63 current US$. 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 per capita in Cameroon peaked at 11.63 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6246 current US$, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 current US$ | 0.6246 current US$ | 3.34 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 current US$ | 4 current US$ | 8.34 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.01 current US$ | 7.09 current US$ | 11.63 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Cameroon?
- External health expenditure per capita in Cameroon was 11.63 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6246 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.