Goods and services expense in Cameroon
Cameroon: Goods and services expense was 1.04 trillion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Goods and services expense in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.04 trillion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Cameroon peaked at 1.04 trillion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.88 billion current LCU, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods and services expense in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.64 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 80.91 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 63.67 billion current LCU | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 49.88 billion current LCU | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 60.08 billion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 83.58 billion current LCU | +39.1% |
| 1998 | 143.00 billion current LCU | +71.1% |
| 1999 | 169.20 billion current LCU | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 574.92 billion current LCU | +239.8% |
| 2013 | 677.17 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 767.60 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 789.10 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 773.20 billion current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 724.40 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 863.86 billion current LCU | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 894.59 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 949.02 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 trillion current LCU | +9.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.04 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.45 billion current LCU, 31.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.04 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.83 billion current LCU, 5.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +239.8% | 169.20 billion current LCU | 574.92 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.50 billion current LCU | 49.88 billion current LCU | 169.20 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 758.10 billion current LCU | 574.92 billion current LCU | 894.59 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 995.78 billion current LCU | 949.02 billion current LCU | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Cameroon?
- Goods and services expense in Cameroon was 1.04 trillion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 trillion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.88 billion current LCU in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for goods and services expense?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.