Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Cameroon
Cameroon: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 14.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Cameroon, 1993–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Cameroon stood at 14.54 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Cameroon peaked at 14.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.24 Percentage of GDP, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 105th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.24 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 7.41 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.21 Percentage of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 9.31 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9.48 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.13 Percentage of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 9.98 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 10.8 Percentage of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 11.93 Percentage of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 11.02 Percentage of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.46 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 11.04 Percentage of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.49 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 12.02 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 11.99 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.27 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.55 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.48 Percentage of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 12.98 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.56 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.84 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.12 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.69 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 14 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.17 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.86 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 12.83 Percentage of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 13.44 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 14.06 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 14.43 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 14.54 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.97 Percentage of GDP | 7.24 Percentage of GDP | 10.13 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.42 Percentage of GDP | 10.46 Percentage of GDP | 12.27 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.43 Percentage of GDP | 11.55 Percentage of GDP | 14.17 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 Percentage of GDP | 12.83 Percentage of GDP | 14.54 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 102 Naoero 15.1 Percentage of GDP compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 14.69 Percentage of GDP compare
- 104 Ghana 14.57 Percentage of GDP compare
- 106 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.42 Percentage of GDP compare
- 107 Guatemala 14.32 Percentage of GDP compare
- 108 Côte d’Ivoire 13.86 Percentage of GDP 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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 12.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9844 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,942 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 572.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Cameroon?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Cameroon was 14.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 Percentage of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.