Government consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government consumption was 435.80 billion current LCU in 2007. ▲ Rising
Government consumption in Cameroon, 1980–2007
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 435.80 billion current LCU for government consumption in 2007. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 220.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government consumption in Cameroon peaked at 435.80 billion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 117.10 billion current LCU, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Government consumption in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 122.26 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 178.41 billion current LCU | +45.9% |
| 1982 | 220.10 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 231.10 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 304.10 billion current LCU | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 337.00 billion current LCU | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 340.00 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 409.00 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 390.00 billion current LCU | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 409.50 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 415.02 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 397.43 billion current LCU | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 370.09 billion current LCU | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 342.40 billion current LCU | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 256.40 billion current LCU | -25.1% |
| 1995 | 117.10 billion current LCU | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 129.90 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 136.11 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 167.18 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 191.30 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 234.90 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 246.00 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 298.90 billion current LCU | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 320.90 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 413.50 billion current LCU | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 336.70 billion current LCU | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 380.55 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 435.80 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 435.80 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 195.66 billion current LCU, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 435.80 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.70 billion current LCU, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 294.15 billion current LCU | 122.26 billion current LCU | 409.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.29 billion current LCU | 117.10 billion current LCU | 415.02 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 333.41 billion current LCU | 234.90 billion current LCU | 435.80 billion current LCU | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Gabon 532.93 billion current LCU compare
- 13 South Africa 508.80 billion current LCU compare
- 14 Tanzania 455.72 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Kenya 397.33 billion current LCU compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 388.27 billion current LCU compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 379.00 billion 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 government consumption in Cameroon?
- Government consumption in Cameroon was 435.80 billion current LCU in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest government consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 435.80 billion current LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest government consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.10 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for government consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2007.
- Is government consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.