Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Cameroon

Cameroon: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 7,876 million USD in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7,876 million USD
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
97th
of 173 countries
All-time high
9,280 million USD
in 2021
All-time low
5,359 million USD
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Cameroon, 2012–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2012201720222012: 5.4k million USD2013: 6.4k million USD2014: 7.1k million USD2015: 5.8k million USD2016: 6.7k million USD2017: 6.6k million USD2018: 7.1k million USD2019: 7.4k million USD2020: 7.2k million USD2021: 9.3k million USD2022: 7.9k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2022, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Cameroon stood at 7,876 million USD.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Cameroon peaked at 9,280 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,359 million USD, in 2012.

Cameroon ranks 97th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Cameroon, 2012 to 2022.
Year million USD Change
2012 5,359 million USD —
2013 6,402 million USD +19.5%
2014 7,060 million USD +10.3%
2015 5,761 million USD -18.4%
2016 6,748 million USD +17.1%
2017 6,599 million USD -2.2%
2018 7,063 million USD +7.0%
2019 7,416 million USD +5.0%
2020 7,212 million USD -2.7%
2021 9,280 million USD +28.7%
2022 7,876 million USD -15.1%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 7,876 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,764 million USD, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 7,876 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,502 million USD, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,551 million USD 5,359 million USD 7,416 million USD 8
2020s 8,123 million USD 7,212 million USD 9,280 million USD 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Cameroon?
Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Cameroon was 7,876 million USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 9,280 million USD in 2021.
What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 5,359 million USD in 2012.
How does Cameroon rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
Cameroon ranks 97th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,857 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.