Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Cameroon
Cameroon: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added was 0.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Cameroon, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Cameroon stood at 0.09 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Cameroon peaked at 0.38 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.08 %, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 77th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.38 % | — |
| 2013 | 0.3 % | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.37 % | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.24 % | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.31 % | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.32 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.24 % | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 % | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.16 % | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.08 % | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.09 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.33 %, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.09 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.31 %, 29% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2963 % | 0.21 % | 0.38 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.135 % | 0.08 % | 0.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Cameroon?
- Expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Cameroon was 0.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 % in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.