Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 4.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon is 4.55, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon peaked at 4.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2009.
That places Cameroon 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3 | — |
| 2001 | 4.17 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.03 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.77 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.74 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.85 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.63 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 4.34 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.02 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.79 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.62 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.65 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.25 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 4.34 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.49 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.55 | +1.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.42, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 | 3.58 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 | 4.25 | 4.55 | 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 total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Cameroon was 4.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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