Cameroon vs Rwanda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Cameroon
13.8%
in 2024
Rwanda
13.9%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
68th
Rwanda rank
66th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 13.9% against 13.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 19.4% | 3.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 13.9% against 13.8% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cameroon ranks 68th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.