Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure 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 food expenditure vs food expenditure 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

The most recent figure for share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon is 45.83, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Cameroon ranks 9th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 45.4
2018 45.34 -0.1%
2019 45.29 -0.1%
2020 45.25 -0.1%
2021 45.21 -0.1%
2022 45.18 -0.1%
2023 45.83 +1.4%

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

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon?
Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure in Cameroon was 45.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of food expenditure vs food expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 45.83 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of food expenditure vs food expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 45.18 in 2022.
How does Cameroon rank for share of food expenditure vs food expenditure?
Cameroon ranks 9th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of food expenditure vs food expenditure 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 food expenditure vs food expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of food expenditure vs food expenditure
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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