Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Cameroon
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Cameroon is 13.0 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 123.
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Cameroon is similar to that of Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Qatar with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.1, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128.Last 10 years averageCameroon had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.3 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Cameroon during the Great RecessionCameroon's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 29.4% during the Great RecessionCameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 6.75% since the end of the Great Recession
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Cameroon is similar to that of Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Qatar with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.1, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128.Last 10 years averageCameroon had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.3 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Cameroon during the Great RecessionCameroon's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 29.4% during the Great RecessionCameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 6.75% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 13.27 |
1992 | 12.81 |
1993 | 12.40 |
1994 | 9.38 |
1995 | 8.68 |
1996 | 9.17 |
1997 | 9.10 |
1998 | 9.09 |
1999 | 9.46 |
2000 | 10.11 |
2001 | 10.95 |
2002 | 10.93 |
2003 | 10.97 |
2004 | 12.06 |
2005 | 10.58 |
2006 | 10.76 |
2007 | 11.24 |
2008 | 12.78 |
2009 | 13.93 |
2010 | 14.16 |
2011 | 14.72 |
2012 | 12.99 |
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Uruguay | 118 | 13.5 |
São Tomé and Principe | 119 | 13.5 |
Bolivia | 120 | 13.5 |
Guyana | 121 | 13.2 |
Sri Lanka | 122 | 13.1 |
Cameroon | 123 | 13.0 |
Chile | 124 | 12.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 125 | 12.3 |
Venezuela | 126 | 12.2 |
Afghanistan | 127 | 12.1 |
Qatar | 128 | 12.0 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators