Govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon
Cameroon: Govt expenditure share budget was 42.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon is 42.64, 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, govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon peaked at 98.95 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.64, 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.
Govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.51 | — |
| 2008 | 86.38 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 86.86 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.54 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 95.46 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 97.32 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 91.92 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 98.95 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 95.67 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.97 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.43 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 94.99 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 90.45 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 43.07 | -52.4% |
| 2024 | 42.64 | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 42.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.68, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 42.64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.12, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Govt expenditure share 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% | 90.45 | 43.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.58 | 77.51 | 86.86 | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.7 | 91.92 | 98.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.72 | 42.64 | 90.45 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 161 Marshall Islands 62.09 compare
- 162 Madagascar 60.6 compare
- 163 Ghana 54.94 compare
- 165 Nigeria 37.75 compare
- 166 Kiribati 0.77 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 govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon?
- Govt expenditure share budget in Cameroon was 42.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest govt expenditure share budget recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 98.95 in 2014.
- What is the lowest govt expenditure share budget recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.64 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for govt expenditure share budget?
- Cameroon ranks 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is govt expenditure share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Govt expenditure share budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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