Cameroon - Health Spending 2009
3.50%
−0.16% from 2008
Cameroon's health spending was 3.50% in 2009, decreased +0.16% from 3.66% in 2008. This was the 25th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Equatorial Guinea | 1.87% | 51.9% |
| 2nd | Congo, Republic of | 2.14% | -4.3% |
| 3rd | Myanmar | 2.17% | 2.4% |
| 4th | Bangladesh | 2.18% | 3.0% |
| 5th | Papua New Guinea | 2.33% | 9.1% |
| 6th | Qatar | 2.38% | 45.5% |
| 7th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.39% | 27.6% |
| 8th | Oman | 2.47% | 40.7% |
| 9th | Pakistan | 2.50% | -2.7% |
| 10th | Indonesia | 2.62% | 2.9% |
| 11th | Kuwait | 2.71% | 40.7% |
| 12th | Azerbaijan | 2.77% | 35.0% |
| 13th | Turkmenistan | 2.81% | -18.5% |
| 14th | Benin | 2.90% | 9.3% |
| 15th | Mauritania | 3.11% | 3.2% |
| 16th | Vanuatu | 3.25% | 3.6% |
| 17th | Malaysia | 3.26% | 8.5% |
| 18th | Bhutan | 3.30% | 4.7% |
| 19th | Angola | 3.31% | 11.0% |
| 20th | Chad | 3.36% | 6.3% |
| 21st | Singapore | 3.39% | 6.2% |
| 22nd | Seychelles | 3.44% | -2.3% |
| 23rd | Lao PDR | 3.46% | 25.1% |
| 24th | Kazakhstan | 3.47% | 14.8% |
| 25th | Cameroon | 3.50% | -4.3% |
| 26th | Haiti | 3.50% | -6.8% |
| 27th | Fiji | 3.54% | 11.0% |
| 28th | India | 3.55% | -1.2% |
| 29th | Cabo Verde | 3.56% | 8.8% |
| 30th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.57% | 4.7% |
| 31st | Nigeria | 3.58% | -3.1% |
| 32nd | Guinea | 3.58% | 9.7% |
| 33rd | Libya | 3.58% | 59.6% |
| 34th | Thailand | 3.62% | 4.6% |
| 35th | Djibouti | 3.64% | 0.7% |
| 36th | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.70% | 0.2% |
| 37th | Iraq | 3.77% | 23.0% |
| 38th | Gabon | 3.78% | 32.8% |
| 39th | Senegal | 3.84% | 9.5% |
| 40th | Nepal | 3.90% | 2.2% |
| 41st | Togo | 3.93% | 5.0% |
| 42nd | Tonga | 3.97% | -34.4% |
| 43rd | United Arab Emirates | 4.05% | 38.3% |
| 44th | Sri Lanka | 4.06% | 5.2% |
| 45th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.09% | 5.3% |
| 46th | Bahrain | 4.15% | 35.1% |
| 47th | Philippines | 4.16% | 7.8% |
| 48th | Mauritius | 4.17% | 5.9% |
| 49th | Ghana | 4.18% | 12.1% |
| 50th | China | 4.28% | 11.5% |
| 51st | Saudi Arabia | 4.29% | 44.4% |
| 52nd | Guyana | 4.35% | 3.5% |
| 53rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.38% | -2.0% |
| 54th | Madagascar | 4.38% | 7.4% |
| 55th | Mongolia | 4.46% | -2.1% |
| 56th | Gambia, The | 4.46% | -4.2% |
| 57th | Viet Nam | 4.49% | 2.9% |
| 58th | Belize | 4.50% | -0.2% |
| 59th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.51% | 4.6% |
| 60th | Guinea-Bissau | 4.61% | -13.9% |
| 61st | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.64% | 12.1% |
| 62nd | Central African Republic | 4.68% | 16.3% |
| 63rd | Dominican Republic | 4.77% | 4.4% |
| 64th | Uzbekistan | 4.80% | 2.0% |
| 65th | Monaco | 4.84% | 18.6% |
| 66th | Algeria | 4.89% | 22.8% |
| 67th | Comoros | 4.93% | -2.8% |
| 68th | Peru | 4.96% | 9.5% |
| 69th | Suriname | 4.98% | 4.9% |
| 70th | Dominica | 4.98% | -1.3% |
| 71st | Mozambique | 5.06% | 22.3% |
| 72nd | Tanzania | 5.06% | -8.9% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 5.13% | 13.1% |
| 74th | Bahamas, The | 5.15% | 5.9% |
| 75th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.17% | 12.3% |
| 76th | Burkina Faso | 5.20% | 4.6% |
| 77th | Mali | 5.21% | 3.7% |
| 78th | Zambia | 5.23% | 16.3% |
| 79th | St. Lucia | 5.24% | 3.0% |
| 80th | Morocco | 5.27% | 9.0% |
| 81st | Romania | 5.28% | 5.1% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.29% | -0.4% |
| 83rd | Kenya | 5.29% | 2.0% |
| 84th | Niger | 5.34% | 1.8% |
| 85th | Belarus | 5.39% | 1.8% |
| 86th | Tunisia | 5.41% | 4.7% |
| 87th | Eritrea | 5.42% | -17.6% |
| 88th | Grenada | 5.43% | 0.9% |
| 89th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.49% | 50.0% |
| 90th | Türkiye | 5.49% | 5.3% |
| 91st | Paraguay | 5.52% | 9.7% |
| 92nd | Russian Federation | 5.64% | 15.1% |
| 93rd | Korea | 5.69% | 8.4% |
| 94th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.75% | -3.7% |
| 95th | Albania | 5.76% | 5.8% |
| 96th | Uganda | 5.79% | 6.1% |
| 97th | Mexico | 5.85% | 7.4% |
| 98th | Tajikistan | 5.86% | -1.0% |
| 99th | Malawi | 5.87% | -3.8% |
| 100th | Yemen, Republic of | 5.99% | 3.9% |
| 101st | Ecuador | 6.03% | 9.3% |
| 102nd | Andorra | 6.09% | 7.3% |
| 103rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.11% | 21.3% |
| 104th | San Marino | 6.18% | 14.3% |
| 105th | Latvia | 6.27% | 6.9% |
| 106th | Sierra Leone | 6.27% | 11.9% |
| 107th | Barbados | 6.30% | 9.8% |
| 108th | Cambodia | 6.31% | 12.4% |
| 109th | Guatemala | 6.34% | 4.2% |
| 110th | Jamaica | 6.37% | -4.3% |
| 111th | Sudan | 6.39% | 17.9% |
| 112th | Cyprus | 6.47% | 7.5% |
| 113th | North Macedonia | 6.53% | -0.4% |
| 114th | Poland | 6.57% | 3.4% |
| 115th | Bulgaria | 6.60% | 5.0% |
| 116th | Solomon Islands | 6.61% | 20.0% |
| 117th | Ukraine | 6.61% | 20.2% |
| 118th | Botswana | 6.62% | 12.3% |
| 119th | Estonia | 6.84% | 14.9% |
| 120th | Israel | 6.87% | 0.9% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.90% | 5.7% |
| 122nd | Luxembourg | 6.95% | 11.5% |
| 123rd | Panama | 6.99% | 2.7% |
| 124th | Lebanon | 7.01% | -10.4% |
| 125th | Hungary | 7.24% | 2.0% |
| 126th | Chile | 7.25% | 7.6% |
| 127th | Czechia | 7.27% | 14.6% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | 7.31% | 4.9% |
| 129th | Colombia | 7.31% | 6.9% |
| 130th | Lithuania | 7.34% | 16.8% |
| 131st | South Africa | 7.65% | 7.0% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | 7.69% | 7.2% |
| 133rd | Rwanda | 7.80% | 3.2% |
| 134th | Costa Rica | 7.86% | 5.2% |
| 135th | Malta | 7.89% | 0.8% |
| 136th | Uruguay | 7.92% | -2.2% |
| 137th | Slovak Republic | 7.95% | 14.3% |
| 138th | Croatia | 8.03% | 5.2% |
| 139th | Brazil | 8.39% | 4.8% |
| 140th | Armenia | 8.44% | 27.2% |
| 141st | Australia | 8.54% | 3.6% |
| 142nd | Eswatini | 8.63% | -2.5% |
| 143rd | Slovenia | 8.64% | 9.5% |
| 144th | Iceland | 8.78% | 5.2% |
| 145th | Sweden | 8.78% | 6.7% |
| 146th | El Salvador | 8.84% | 4.0% |
| 147th | Italy | 8.91% | 4.8% |
| 148th | Lesotho | 8.95% | 16.8% |
| 149th | Japan | 8.96% | 10.8% |
| 150th | Liberia | 8.99% | 49.8% |
| 151st | Serbia | 8.99% | -1.5% |
| 152nd | Honduras | 9.00% | 4.6% |
| 153rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.02% | -5.0% |
| 154th | Norway | 9.03% | 14.1% |
| 155th | New Zealand | 9.14% | 5.6% |
| 156th | Spain | 9.15% | 8.6% |
| 157th | Finland | 9.16% | 9.8% |
| 158th | Jordan | 9.22% | 8.7% |
| 159th | Burundi | 9.23% | 19.3% |
| 160th | Greece | 9.54% | 6.6% |
| 161st | Georgia | 9.57% | 13.3% |
| 162nd | Argentina | 9.57% | 16.1% |
| 163rd | Palau | 9.63% | 14.5% |
| 164th | Afghanistan | 9.82% | -4.3% |
| 165th | United Kingdom | 9.84% | 8.9% |
| 166th | Namibia | 9.90% | -7.2% |
| 167th | European Union | 9.91% | 8.2% |
| 168th | Netherlands | 9.91% | 7.5% |
| 169th | Maldives | 10.09% | -12.0% |
| 170th | Portugal | 10.13% | 5.7% |
| 171st | Switzerland | 10.14% | 6.4% |
| 172nd | Austria | 10.31% | 4.9% |
| 173rd | Ireland | 10.52% | 15.3% |
| 174th | Belgium | 10.54% | 9.8% |
| 175th | Denmark | 10.63% | 12.3% |
| 176th | Canada | 10.70% | 11.6% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 10.76% | 2.3% |
| 178th | Germany | 10.97% | 9.4% |
| 179th | France | 11.29% | 7.4% |
| 180th | Cuba | 12.29% | 8.6% |
| 181st | Nauru | 12.32% | -46.5% |
| 182nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.69% | 5.0% |
| 183rd | Kiribati | 12.74% | -5.7% |
| 184th | Tuvalu | 13.01% | 25.8% |
| 185th | Moldova | 13.68% | 24.9% |
| 186th | United States | 16.20% | 6.5% |
| 187th | Marshall Islands | 18.73% | -1.3% |
FAQ
What was Cameroon's health spending in 2009?▾
Cameroon's health spending in 2009 was 3.50%. This ranked 25th globally.
How did Cameroon's health spending change in 2009?▾
Cameroon's health spending decreased by 4.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2009?▾
Marshall Islands had the highest health spending in 2009 at 18.73%.
What is the health spending of Cameroon in 2009?▾
The health spending of Cameroon in 2009 was 3.50%. This ranked 25th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Cameroon's health spending?▾
Cameroon's health spending went from 3.66% in 2008 to 3.50% in 2009, a 4.3% decrease.
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