Tax revenue in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tax revenue was 11.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, tax revenue in Cameroon stood at 11.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Cameroon peaked at 12.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1994.
That places Cameroon 121st out of 157 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.
Tax revenue in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -32.8% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 5.9% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 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 tax revenue in Cameroon?
- Tax revenue in Cameroon was 11.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for tax revenue?
- Cameroon ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.