Health spending per person in Cameroon
Current health spending in Cameroon was US$79 per person in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Cameroon, 2023
US$79
Change from 2022
+9.7%
World, 2023
US$1,317 per person
Position in 2023
153rd of 191
Health spending per person in Cameroon over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$79 per person | US$1,317 per person |
| 2022 | US$72 per person | US$1,266 per person |
| 2021 | US$73 per person | US$1,258 per person |
| 2020 | US$66 per person | US$1,160 per person |
| 2019 | US$57 per person | US$1,085 per person |
| 2018 | US$58 per person | US$1,067 per person |
| 2017 | US$57 per person | US$1,028 per person |
| 2016 | US$58 per person | US$992 per person |
| 2015 | US$58 per person | US$975 per person |
| 2014 | US$72 per person | US$1,016 per person |
| 2013 | US$57 per person | US$993 per person |
| 2012 | US$57 per person | US$982 per person |
| 2011 | US$58 per person | US$974 per person |
| 2010 | US$50 per person | US$900 per person |
| 2009 | US$51 per person | US$863 per person |
| 2008 | US$55 per person | US$854 per person |
| 2007 | US$50 per person | US$789 per person |
| 2006 | US$45 per person | US$720 per person |
| 2005 | US$43 per person | US$680 per person |
| 2004 | US$42 per person | US$640 per person |
| 2003 | US$39 per person | US$583 per person |
| 2002 | US$32 per person | US$519 per person |
| 2001 | US$30 per person | US$488 per person |
| 2000 | US$30 per person | US$476 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +9.7% from US$72 per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was US$57 per person, the figure has changed by +38.2%.
- Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Cameroon has the 153rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Health spending share of GDP
4.6%
2023 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
67.7%
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
55.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO