Other taxes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other taxes was 3.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Other taxes in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, other taxes in Cameroon stood at 3.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Cameroon peaked at 5.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Other taxes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -29.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +74.8% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
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 capita 18.36 current USD per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Cameroon?
- Other taxes in Cameroon was 3.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for other taxes?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2021.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.