Public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon
Cameroon: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.6692 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6692
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8918
in 2002
All-time low
0.1412
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon stood at 0.6692.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.8918 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1412, 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6451 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7803 | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8918 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8577 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7055 | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6521 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6481 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5689 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5507 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.448 | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4064 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.573 | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6401 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4804 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5898 | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3638 | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3659 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1412 | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 | +148.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4069 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6068 | +49.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4888 | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6683 | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6692 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6748 | 0.448 | 0.8918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4319 | 0.1412 | 0.6401 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6083 | 0.4888 | 0.6692 | 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Cameroon was 0.6692 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8918 in 2002.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1412 in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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