Cameroon: Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 1.21 percentage points from 19.7% in 2016. Since 1990 it is down 8.99 percentage points from 27.48% in 1990. The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Cameroon's grants and other revenue (% of revenue) rose 1.94 percentage points on 2020 (from 16.55% to 18.49%).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.51 percentage points in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.39 percentage points in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.15 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Cameroon in the 2021 ranking

• Maldives — 4th of 9: 27.37%
• Burundi — 5th of 9: 26.68%
• Bangladesh — 6th of 9: 20.43%
• Peru — 8th of 9: 15.24%
• Eswatini — 9th of 9: 3.8%

What this measures

Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 18 values

Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) in nearby economies

• Angola — 58.39% (2024)
• Botswana — 20.3% (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 17.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 26.68% (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 25.92% (2020)
• Central African Republic — 42.71% (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35.08% (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 68.27% (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6.97% (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 75.06% (2022)

More public sector data for Cameroon

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 627.47 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 364.86 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.06% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 2 million (2023)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 34,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.34% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 6.53% (2025)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's grants and other revenue (% of revenue)?

18.49% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 8.99 percentage points from 27.48% in 1990. The highest value was 34.99% in 1991 and the lowest 16.55% in 2020.

Is the latest change in grants and other revenue (% of revenue) unusual for Cameroon?

In 2021, Cameroon's grants and other revenue (% of revenue) rose 1.94 percentage points on 2020 (from 16.55% to 18.49%). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.GOTR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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