Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign aid received by income group

Cameroon
986.57 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.06 billion
in 2024
Cameroon rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th

Foreign aid received by income group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.06 billion against 986.57 million in Cameroon, a difference of 76.93 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 225.09 million 599.39 million 374.30 million Papua New Guinea
1970s 476.81 million 1.11 billion 636.99 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 554.33 million 831.17 million 276.84 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 791.08 million 621.01 million 170.07 million Cameroon
2000s 1.08 billion 448.00 million 634.91 million Cameroon
2010s 930.02 million 643.74 million 286.29 million Cameroon
2020s 1.20 billion 951.01 million 247.80 million Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received by income group, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.06 billion against 986.57 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received by income group between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
76.93 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign aid received by income group?
Cameroon ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid received by income group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,847 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed