Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cameroon, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.1% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 1.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
That places Cameroon 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +97.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +57.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +66.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -43.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +61.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +122.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 146 Republic of Korea 1.2% compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 1.1% compare
- 148 Cuba 1.1% compare
- 150 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
- 151 India 1.0% compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 1.0% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 302.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 400.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cameroon?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cameroon was 1.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.