Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 38.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
38.4%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
137th
of 189 countries
All-time high
39.0%
in 2016
All-time low
30.7%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon stood at 38.4%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon peaked at 39.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 137th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.8% | — |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 38.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 38.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.7% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.0% | 38.4% | 2 |
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)
- 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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Cameroon was 38.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Cameroon ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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