Final consumption expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Final consumption expenditure was 6.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Cameroon stood at 6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 24.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -12.2%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | -12.2% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | -5.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -12.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -11.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.4% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 6.4% compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 6.2% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 6.2% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 6.0% compare
- 31 Panama 6.0% compare
- 32 Niger 5.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -536.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -921.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.13 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 33.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Cameroon?
- Final consumption expenditure in Cameroon was 6.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.2% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.