Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon peaked at 21.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 82nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +34.7% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +5.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 11.7% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon was 13.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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