Cameroon vs Senegal: General government total expenditure
Cameroon
5.59 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Senegal
6.36 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon rank
42nd
Senegal rank
39th
General government total expenditure over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.36 trillion current LCU against 5.59 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 777.43 billion current LCU.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 39th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 293.07 billion current LCU | 293.07 billion current LCU | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.41 trillion current LCU | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 311.45 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.43 trillion current LCU | 2.55 trillion current LCU | 878.39 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.85 trillion current LCU | 5.87 trillion current LCU | 1.02 trillion current LCU | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.36 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 Senegal?
- 777.43 billion current LCU, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 39th 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