Cameroon vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Cameroon
0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
145th
South Africa rank
147th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 145th and South Africa ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Cameroon or South Africa?
- Cameroon, at 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Cameroon ranks 145th and South Africa ranks 147th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.