Cameroon vs Least developed countries: Goods and services expense

Cameroon
33.6%
in 2021
Least developed countries
20.0%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
9th
Least developed countries rank
8th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Cameroon
  • Least developed countries
101520253035199020052021

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.6% against 20.0% in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 9th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 154 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2010s 32.3% 24.2% 8.0% Cameroon
2020s 33.6% 18.7% 14.9% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Cameroon or Least developed countries?
Cameroon, at 33.6% against 20.0% in Least developed countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Cameroon and Least developed countries?
13.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Least developed countries?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Least developed countries rank globally for goods and services expense?
Cameroon ranks 9th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.