Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cameroon

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Cameroon in 2023 — 0.67%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2023 0.67% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 180of 192
Period maximum 0.89%2002
Period minimum 0.14%2017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cameroon, 2000–202300.250.50.7512000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.65%2001: 0.78%2002: 0.89%2003: 0.86%2004: 0.71%2005: 0.65%2006: 0.65%2007: 0.57%2008: 0.55%2009: 0.45%2010: 0.41%2011: 0.57%2012: 0.64%2013: 0.48%2014: 0.59%2015: 0.36%2016: 0.37%2017: 0.14%2018: 0.35%2019: 0.41%2020: 0.61%2021: 0.49%2022: 0.67%2023: 0.67%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 0.67%
World 6.14%
Middle Africa computed 1.03%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.67 +0 pp
2022 0.67 +0.18 pp
2021 0.49 −0.12 pp
2020 0.61 +0.2 pp
2019 0.41 +0.06 pp
2018 0.35 +0.21 pp
2017 0.14 −0.22 pp
2016 0.37 +0 pp
2015 0.36 −0.23 pp
2014 0.59 +0.11 pp
2013 0.48 −0.16 pp
2012 0.64 +0.07 pp
2011 0.57 +0.17 pp
2010 0.41 −0.04 pp
2009 0.45 −0.1 pp
2008 0.55 −0.02 pp
2007 0.57 −0.08 pp
2006 0.65 −0 pp
2005 0.65 −0.05 pp
2004 0.71 −0.15 pp
2003 0.86 −0.03 pp
2002 0.89 +0.11 pp
2001 0.78 +0.14 pp
2000 0.65

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.