Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon

Cameroon: Local guests in hotels and similar establishments was 1.00 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.00 million
Change on year
down 43.1%
World rank
55th
of 96 countries
All-time high
2.12 million
in 2012
All-time low
886,000
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon, 2004–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2004201220202004: 886.0k2005: 977.0k2006: 1.2M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.8M2020: 1.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon stood at 1.00 million.

The figure is down 43.1% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon peaked at 2.12 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 886,000, in 2004.

Cameroon ranks 55th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 886,000 —
2005 977,000 +10.3%
2006 1.16 million +18.9%
2007 1.34 million +15.3%
2008 1.49 million +11.1%
2009 1.68 million +12.8%
2010 1.85 million +10.4%
2011 1.98 million +6.7%
2012 2.12 million +6.8%
2013 1.55 million -26.9%
2014 1.59 million +2.8%
2015 1.61 million +1.4%
2016 1.65 million +2.0%
2017 1.58 million -3.7%
2018 1.60 million +0.8%
2019 1.77 million +10.7%
2020 1.00 million -43.1%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 1.00 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 374,950, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 1.00 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 119,578, 8.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Local 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -43.1% 1.77 million 1.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.26 million 886,000 1.68 million 6
2010s 1.73 million 1.55 million 2.12 million 10
2020s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 52 Belarus 1.28 million compare
  2. 53 Serbia 1.04 million compare
  3. 54 Jordan 1.02 million compare
  4. 56 Albania 919,048 compare
  5. 57 Syria 875,000 compare
  6. 58 Azerbaijan 789,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon?
Local guests in hotels and similar establishments in Cameroon was 1.00 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest local guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2012.
What is the lowest local guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 886,000 in 2004.
How does Cameroon rank for local guests in hotels and similar establishments?
Cameroon ranks 55th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
Is local guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 Local guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Local guests in hotels and similar establishments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,992 data points, 1995–2024
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