Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 18.36 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 18.36 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 18.66 current USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.15 current USD per person, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 134th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.88 current USD per person | 3.15 current USD per person | 10.72 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.74 current USD per person | 11.73 current USD per person | 15.73 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.33 current USD per person | 7.44 current USD per person | 15.94 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.14 current USD per person | 8.12 current USD per person | 18.66 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 current USD per person | 15.54 current USD per person | 18.36 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2 current USD per person | 15.01 current USD per person | 18.36 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More public sector data for Cameroon
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 534.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 965.85 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Cameroon?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Cameroon was 18.36 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.66 current USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 current USD per person in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.