Central government expense in Cameroon
Central government expense in Cameroon was equal to 12.4% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2014.
Cameroon, 2021
12.4%
Change from 2020
+0.4percentage points
World, 2021
31.7%
Position in 2021
115th of 125
Central government expense in Cameroon over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | – | 27.5% |
| 2010 | – | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 12.1% in 2020.
- Since 1999, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 125 countries with data for 2021, Cameroon has the 115th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 31.7%.