Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon
Cameroon: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 14.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon is 14.7%, 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, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon peaked at 22.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +160.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 174 Armenia 15.7% compare
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9% compare
- 176 Burundi 14.7% compare
- 178 Benin 14.7% compare
- 179 Bangladesh 14.5% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 14.4% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Cameroon was 14.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Cameroon ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.