Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 16.85 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Cameroon, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2029, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Cameroon stood at 16.85 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Cameroon peaked at 20.18 Percentage of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.43 Percentage of GDP, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 151st out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.57 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 14.6 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.86 Percentage of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 13.16 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.41 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.43 Percentage of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 12.5 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.46 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 15.91 Percentage of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 14.7 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 15.19 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.85 Percentage of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 17.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.21 Percentage of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 20.06 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.07 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.18 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.23 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 17.95 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 18.67 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.58 Percentage of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 16.94 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.06 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.63 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.35 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 15.97 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2026 | 16.41 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2027 | 16.6 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2028 | 16.63 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 16.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.85 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.21 Percentage of GDP, 73% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.85 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.12 Percentage of GDP, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.86 Percentage of GDP | 12.43 Percentage of GDP | 15.91 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.56 Percentage of GDP | 15.19 Percentage of GDP | 20.18 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 Percentage of GDP | 15.97 Percentage of GDP | 17.06 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Cameroon?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Cameroon was 16.85 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.18 Percentage of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 Percentage of GDP in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Cameroon ranks 151st out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.