General government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: General government final consumption expenditure was -0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon is -0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 111.7% on the previous year and down 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 27.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -16.8%, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 151st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.2% | — |
| 1962 | 5.3% | +64.7% |
| 1963 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -60.2% |
| 1965 | 18.2% | +704.0% |
| 1966 | 7.0% | -61.3% |
| 1967 | -0.8% | -111.6% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | -723.9% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | +177.2% |
| 1970 | -3.9% | -127.5% |
| 1971 | -2.3% | -40.6% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | -739.7% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -38.4% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +66.1% |
| 1975 | -4.9% | -132.6% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | -345.4% |
| 1977 | -13.0% | -208.4% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | -217.3% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | -61.9% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +77.6% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -43.0% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 27.8% | +275.7% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -93.5% |
| 1988 | -13.3% | -838.9% |
| 1989 | -2.5% | -81.2% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | -620.0% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -29.2% |
| 1992 | -16.8% | -282.6% |
| 1993 | -5.0% | -70.4% |
| 1994 | -2.0% | -59.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -320.6% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +105.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -86.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +429.1% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -41.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +172.2% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -102.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -4331.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -46.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +211.5% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -98.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +7701.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +140.6% |
| 2022 | -5.7% | -316.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -269.2% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -22.3% |
| 2025 | -0.9% | -111.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | -0.8% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | -13.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | -13.3% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -16.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | -0.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -5.7% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 148 Brunei Darussalam -0.8% compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea -0.8% compare
- 150 Sri Lanka -0.8% compare
- 152 Malawi -0.9% compare
- 153 New Zealand -1.3% compare
- 154 Rwanda -1.6% compare
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 993.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 293.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 578,042 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Cameroon was -0.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.8% in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 151st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.