Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Cameroon
Cameroon: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 53.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Cameroon stood at 53.51. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Cameroon peaked at 53.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.31, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.89 | — |
| 2001 | 22.4 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 22.31 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.58 | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 31.22 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 32.05 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 33.1 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 38.02 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 40.53 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 39.26 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.04 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.63 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 38.08 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 39.9 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 49.4 | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 43.11 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 42.56 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.52 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 42.15 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 41 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 47.56 | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 51.28 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 48.87 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 53.51 | +9.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 53.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.62, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 53.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.99, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.04 | 22.31 | 40.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.94 | 38.04 | 49.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.31 | 47.56 | 53.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Cameroon?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Cameroon was 53.51 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.31 in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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