Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country was 14.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon is 14.69, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon peaked at 22.15 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.02 | — |
| 2001 | 18.72 | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 22.15 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 21.98 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 18.93 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 17.28 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 17.34 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.99 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.05 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 11.36 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 14.87 | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 16.28 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 13.23 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 13.58 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.82 | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.72 | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 9.71 | +160.7% |
| 2019 | 11.14 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 14.27 | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 11.26 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 14.87 | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 14.69 | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.13, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 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 | +160.7% | 3.72 | 9.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.43 | 12.8 | 22.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 | 3.72 | 16.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.77 | 11.26 | 14.87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon?
- Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country in Cameroon was 14.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of public expenditure on healthcare by country recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.15 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of public expenditure on healthcare by country recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of public expenditure on healthcare by country?
- Cameroon ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of public expenditure on healthcare by country rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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