Food expenditure per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Food expenditure per person was 575.75 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Cameroon, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 575.75 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 94th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 474.5 current US$ | 453.2 current US$ | 501.3 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 521.71 current US$ | 456.22 current US$ | 575.75 current US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Cameroon?
- Food expenditure per person in Cameroon was 575.75 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 575.75 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.2 current US$ in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for food expenditure per person?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.