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
0.0050.010.0150.020.025199520092024

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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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

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.