Cameroon vs Rwanda: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -0.9% against -1.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Rwanda ranks 155th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 2.1% | 4.5% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 13.0% | 8.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 8.9% | 2.7% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 8.3% | 2.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 9.5% | 4.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 6.4% | 4.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Cameroon, at -0.9% against -1.6% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd and Rwanda ranks 155th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.