Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 42.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Cameroon, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Cameroon stood at 42.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Cameroon peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.5% | — |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -52.4% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 42.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 42.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.2%, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -52.4% | 90.4% | 43.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 77.5% | 86.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 91.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 42.6% | 90.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 169 Marshall Islands 62.1% compare
- 170 Madagascar 60.6% compare
- 171 Ghana 54.9% compare
- 173 Nigeria 37.7% compare
- 174 Kiribati 0.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Cameroon?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Cameroon was 42.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Cameroon ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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