Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 14.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon stood at 14.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon peaked at 14.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 112 Honduras 15.4% compare
- 113 Gabon 15.0% compare
- 114 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.7% compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 14.3% compare
- 117 El Salvador 13.0% compare
- 118 Rwanda 13.0% 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Cameroon was 14.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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