Cameroon — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Cameroon, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Cameroon was 4.55% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 3.50% in 2009 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.25% per year.
Cameroon ranks 134 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Cameroon sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 25%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 46 economies; Seychelles (4.48%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 20% in 2014. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 111th of 184 in 2000 → 154th of 188 in 2010 → 156th of 189 in 2020 → 133rd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 4.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 4.25% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.34% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 3.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.85% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 3.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 3.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cameroon’s Health spending in 2001?
4.17% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cameroon’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +6.0% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.55%; 2022: 4.49%; 2021: 4.34%; 2020: 4.25%; 2019: 3.65%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.