International tourism, expenditures in Cameroon
Cameroon: International tourism, expenditures was 697.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Cameroon, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 697.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Cameroon peaked at 984.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 140.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 155.00 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 175.00 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 210.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 192.00 million current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 241.00 million current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 199.00 million current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 205.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 272.00 million current US$ | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 394.00 million current US$ | +44.9% |
| 2005 | 480.00 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 521.00 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 466.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 563.00 million current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 476.00 million current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 265.00 million current US$ | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 622.00 million current US$ | +134.7% |
| 2012 | 668.00 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 795.00 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 830.00 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 742.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 818.00 million current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 845.00 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 915.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 984.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 697.00 million current US$ | -29.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 697.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 697.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 5.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +134.7% | 265.00 million current US$ | 622.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.40 million current US$ | 140.00 million current US$ | 210.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 381.70 million current US$ | 199.00 million current US$ | 563.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 748.40 million current US$ | 265.00 million current US$ | 984.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 697.00 million current US$ | 697.00 million current US$ | 697.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Cameroon?
- International tourism, expenditures in Cameroon was 697.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 984.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.