Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 42.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon is 42.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 164th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.5% | — |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -52.4% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 42.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 42.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.1%, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government spending as a share of original budget 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -52.4% | 90.5% | 43.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 77.5% | 86.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 91.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 42.6% | 90.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 161 Marshall Islands 62.1% compare
- 162 Madagascar 60.6% compare
- 163 Ghana 54.9% compare
- 165 Nigeria 37.8% compare
- 166 Kiribati 0.8% compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- 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 primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Cameroon was 42.6% in 2024, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).