Cameroon vs World: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- World
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.0% against 2.9% in World, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 29th and World ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 3.9% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Cameroon or World?
- Cameroon, at 6.0% against 2.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Cameroon and World?
- 3.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and World rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 29th and World ranks 30th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.