Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 7.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon is 7.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 151.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 24.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -14.3%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +130.6% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | -0.6% | -120.6% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -574.7% |
| 1967 | -13.5% | -595.8% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | -181.1% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -84.3% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | -25.6% |
| 1971 | 9.2% | +622.6% |
| 1972 | -1.6% | -116.8% |
| 1973 | -0.6% | -63.3% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -1735.4% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +82.3% |
| 1976 | -7.2% | -142.5% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | -372.4% |
| 1978 | 11.1% | -43.6% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -32.4% |
| 1980 | -14.3% | -289.8% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -230.4% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | -24.6% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | -105.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -183.1% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +845.7% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +313.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -81.0% |
| 1988 | -11.8% | -357.7% |
| 1989 | -13.3% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | -2.1% | -84.1% |
| 1991 | -2.4% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | -9.9% | +308.5% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -263.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -72.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -86.3% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +797.4% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -52.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +151.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -64.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +106.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +55.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -62.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +95.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -93.7% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +1751.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -37.6% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +151.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | -13.5% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | -7.2% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | -14.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | -9.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Maldives 7.5% compare
- 24 Ukraine 7.3% compare
- 25 Viet Nam 7.3% compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 6.8% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 6.8% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 6.7% 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 340.75 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -160.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -150.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 98.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 193,363 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon was 7.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.3% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.