Military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Military spending, per square kilometre was 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
127th
of 161 countries
All-time high
1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
366.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 366.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Cameroon 127th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 369.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 373.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 366.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 373.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 376.09 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 398.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 418.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 427.16 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 451.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 494.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 506.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 708.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1982 | 827.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 812.27 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 819.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 708.8 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 634.48 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 545.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 503.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 521.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 541.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 553.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 535.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 541.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 441.9 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 437.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 444.41 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 491.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 556.41 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 601.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 583.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 581.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 629.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 675.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 718.74 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 709.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 770.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 808.49 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 837.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 849.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 906.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 823.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 884.93 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 929.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 934.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 958.91 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,044 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1,077 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,067 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 963.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 1,023 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,018 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,220 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,042 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +39.9% | 506.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 708.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 404.84 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 366.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 494.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 658.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 503.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 827.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 514.52 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 437.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 601.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 716.54 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 581.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 849.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 970.51 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 823.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,004 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 963.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,023 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 124 Gabon 1,042 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 125 Tanzania 1,026 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 Angola 1,011 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Paraguay 1,005 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 129 Libya 909.32 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Ethiopia 869.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Military spending, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 1,010 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 366.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.