Current expenditure, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current expenditure, total was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Cameroon, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure, total in Cameroon is 1.71 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 181.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Cameroon peaked at 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1965.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current expenditure, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 151.73 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 223.65 billion current LCU | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 283.70 billion current LCU | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 328.70 billion current LCU | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 446.30 billion current LCU | +35.8% |
| 1985 | 441.00 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 455.00 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 534.00 billion current LCU | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 530.00 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 549.98 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 540.85 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 599.67 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 596.71 billion current LCU | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 542.70 billion current LCU | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 545.00 billion current LCU | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 496.10 billion current LCU | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 489.45 billion current LCU | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 517.63 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 547.14 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 553.54 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 611.85 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 607.05 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 625.36 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 627.88 billion current LCU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 718.65 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 640.90 billion current LCU | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 678.45 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 trillion current LCU | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 1.40 trillion current LCU | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 1.49 trillion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.71 trillion current LCU | +6.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.71 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 350.52 billion current LCU, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.71 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 324.45 billion current LCU, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current expenditure, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +69.7% | 678.45 billion current LCU | 1.15 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 394.41 billion current LCU | 151.73 billion current LCU | 549.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 542.88 billion current LCU | 489.45 billion current LCU | 599.67 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 854.61 billion current LCU | 607.05 billion current LCU | 1.49 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 trillion current LCU | 1.61 trillion current LCU | 1.71 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 2.15 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.91 trillion current LCU compare
- 12 Algeria 1.87 trillion current LCU compare
- 14 Senegal 1.16 trillion current LCU compare
- 15 Gabon 1.10 trillion current LCU compare
- 16 South Africa 1.04 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Cameroon?
- Current expenditure, total in Cameroon was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for current expenditure, total?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.