Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of consumer expenditure spent on food was 45.83 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
45.83
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 104 countries
All-time high
45.83
in 2023
All-time low
45.18
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Cameroon, 2017–2023

010203040502017202020232017: 45.42018: 45.32019: 45.32020: 45.32021: 45.22022: 45.22023: 45.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 45.83 for share of consumer expenditure spent on food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

That places Cameroon 9th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 45.34 45.29 45.4 3
2020s 45.37 45.18 45.83 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 6 Kazakhstan 50.44 compare
  2. 7 Angola 50.01 compare
  3. 8 Uzbekistan 46.34 compare
  4. 10 Azerbaijan 42.71 compare
  5. 11 Kenya 42.14 compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 41.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Cameroon?
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food in Cameroon was 45.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 45.83 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of consumer expenditure spent on food recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 45.18 in 2022.
How does Cameroon rank for share of consumer expenditure spent on food?
Cameroon ranks 9th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of consumer expenditure spent on food rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of consumer expenditure spent on food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
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