Subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Subsidies and other transfers was 23.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 23.5% for subsidies and other transfers in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon peaked at 28.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 152 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3% | — |
| 1991 | 18.6% | +40.2% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +102.1% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 18.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 9.3% | 28.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 112 Sudan 25.1% compare
- 113 Eswatini 25.0% compare
- 114 Saint Lucia 24.0% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.5% compare
- 117 El Salvador 23.3% compare
- 118 Malawi 22.7% compare
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 subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Cameroon was 23.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.