Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 246.18 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon stood at 246.18 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 246.18 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.58 current international $, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.16 current international $ | 90.58 current international $ | 106.93 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.9 current international $ | 104.24 current international $ | 154.87 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.3 current international $ | 185.7 current international $ | 246.18 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Cote d'Ivoire 249.36 current international $ compare
- 151 Angola 248.39 current international $ compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 247.13 current international $ compare
- 154 Zambia 243.74 current international $ compare
- 155 Ghana 234.46 current international $ compare
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 246.18 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 246.18 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.58 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.