Food expenditure share gdp in Cameroon
Cameroon: Food expenditure share gdp was 45.83 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
45.83
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 104 countries
All-time high
45.83
in 2023
All-time low
45.18
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Food expenditure share gdp in Cameroon, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, food expenditure share gdp in Cameroon stood at 45.83. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 9th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.34 | 45.29 | 45.4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.37 | 45.18 | 45.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 6 Kazakhstan 50.44 compare
- 7 Angola 50.01 compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 46.34 compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 42.71 compare
- 11 Kenya 42.14 compare
- 12 Ukraine 41.71 compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -7.21 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 14.57 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 44.50 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure share gdp in Cameroon?
- Food expenditure share gdp in Cameroon was 45.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure share gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure share gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.18 in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for food expenditure share gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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