Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 14.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
14.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 1985
All-time low
10.0%
in 1997
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon stood at 14.3%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon peaked at 28.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1997.
Cameroon ranks 142nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.2% | — |
| 1961 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 18.4% | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 21.3% | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 21.7% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 23.6% | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 21.9% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 22.2% | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | +41.7% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 25.2% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 15.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 15.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 15.0% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cameroon was 14.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.