Cameroon — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2025 · 66 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest government consumption reading for Cameroon was 11.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 11.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.39 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 11.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
202511.1 % of GDP
202411.5 % of GDP
202311.2 % of GDP
202210.5 % of GDP
202112 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
202012.3 % of GDP
201912.1 % of GDP
201811.9 % of GDP
201711.7 % of GDP
201612.1 % of GDP
201512.3 % of GDP
201412.1 % of GDP
201312.3 % of GDP
201212.3 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.