Cameroon vs Rwanda: General government total expenditure
Cameroon
5.59 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Rwanda
5.83 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
41st
General government total expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.83 trillion current LCU against 5.59 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 238.15 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 71.20 billion current LCU | 71.20 billion current LCU | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.41 trillion current LCU | 352.04 billion current LCU | 1.06 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.43 trillion current LCU | 1.60 trillion current LCU | 1.83 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.85 trillion current LCU | 4.41 trillion current LCU | 439.29 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 5.83 trillion current LCU against 5.59 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 238.15 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release