Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 75.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 75.8% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 76.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1982.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 74.9% | — |
| 1966 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 75.2% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 70.5% | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 75.3% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 71.8% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 69.2% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 72.0% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 76.4% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 64.4% | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 68.6% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 71.5% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 64.3% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 66.6% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.0% | 74.3% | 75.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 70.8% | 63.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 61.6% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 64.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 70.2% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.8% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.6% | 75.8% | 6 |
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 173.79 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 219.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Cameroon was 75.8% 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 76.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1982.
- How does Cameroon rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 190 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 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.