Health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Health expenditure government expenditure was 3.91 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.91 for health expenditure government expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 6.52 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7344, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 183rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.43 | — |
| 2001 | 5.34 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 6.43 | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 6.52 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.26 | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 5.25 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.18 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.23 | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 3.46 | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 2.68 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 3.73 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 2.94 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7344 | -59.5% |
| 2018 | 1.96 | +166.5% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | +67.9% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 3.91 | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 3.91 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.65, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure government expenditure 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 | +166.5% | 0.7344 | 1.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.91 | 3.05 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 0.7344 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 2.86 | 3.91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 180 Azerbaijan 4.26 compare
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare
- 182 Nigeria 3.91 compare
- 184 Venezuela 3.63 compare
- 185 Senegal 3.57 compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 3.43 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Cameroon was 3.91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 in 2003.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7344 in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 183rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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