Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments was 489,000 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon, 1995–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 489,000 for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon peaked at 554,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 82nd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100,000 | — |
| 1996 | 145,000 | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 232,000 | +60.0% |
| 1998 | 247,000 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 262,000 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 277,000 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 221,000 | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 226,000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 190,000 | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 176,000 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 214,000 | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 262,000 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 298,000 | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 345,000 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 388,000 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 412,000 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 437,000 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 462,000 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 434,000 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 452,000 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 484,000 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 554,000 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 546,000 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 460,000 | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 147,000 | -68.0% |
| 2021 | 489,000 | +232.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 489,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 183,000, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 489,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,670, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +232.7% | 147,000 | 489,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197,200 | 100,000 | 262,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 245,444 | 176,000 | 345,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 462,900 | 388,000 | 554,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,000 | 147,000 | 489,000 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon?
- Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon was 489,000 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 554,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 139 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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