Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 68th of 170 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 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (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 68th out of 170 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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