Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual was -5.62 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Cameroon, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Cameroon is -5.62 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 66.3% on the previous year and down 259.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Cameroon peaked at 550.2 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -51.04 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Cameroon ranks 107th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 55.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1964 | 211.24 % change on previous year | -12628.9% |
| 1965 | 10.34 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1966 | 10.61 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1967 | -7.59 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 1968 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 1969 | -38.54 % change on previous year | -607.0% |
| 1970 | 55.23 % change on previous year | -243.3% |
| 1971 | -19.36 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 1972 | 90.62 % change on previous year | -568.2% |
| 1973 | -50.98 % change on previous year | -156.3% |
| 1974 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1975 | 39.65 % change on previous year | +2136.6% |
| 1976 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1977 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 1978 | -26.52 % change on previous year | +1130.0% |
| 1979 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1980 | 7.86 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 1982 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -427.9% |
| 1983 | -1.54 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1984 | 19.98 % change on previous year | -1396.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5683 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1986 | 12.55 % change on previous year | +2107.8% |
| 1987 | -18.01 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1988 | 20.8 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
| 1989 | 89.94 % change on previous year | +332.4% |
| 1990 | 15.01 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1991 | -15.88 % change on previous year | -205.8% |
| 1992 | -18.65 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1993 | -32.15 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1994 | 82.78 % change on previous year | -357.5% |
| 1995 | -32.72 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1996 | 9.56 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1997 | -26.56 % change on previous year | -377.8% |
| 1998 | 69.82 % change on previous year | -362.9% |
| 1999 | -25.46 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 2000 | 25.15 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 2001 | 39.48 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2003 | 47.7 % change on previous year | +241.9% |
| 2004 | -26.25 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2005 | -36.67 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 2006 | 550.2 % change on previous year | -1600.6% |
| 2007 | -44.82 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2008 | -51.04 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2009 | -48.18 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2010 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 2011 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -312.1% |
| 2012 | -10.58 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7895 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 2014 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -298.1% |
| 2015 | -0.3083 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -1851.3% |
| 2017 | 20.26 % change on previous year | +275.2% |
| 2018 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2019 | 12.43 % change on previous year | +124.4% |
| 2020 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 2021 | -7.02 % change on previous year | -248.4% |
| 2022 | 26.08 % change on previous year | -471.5% |
| 2023 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -163.9% |
| 2024 | -5.62 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -5.62 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.38 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -5.62 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.67 % change on previous year, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +12628.9% | -1.69 % change on previous year | 211.24 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +2136.6% | 1.77 % change on previous year | 39.65 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +2107.8% | 0.5683 % change on previous year | 12.55 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1851.3% | -0.3083 % change on previous year | 5.4 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1600.6% | -36.67 % change on previous year | 550.2 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1396.3% | -1.54 % change on previous year | 19.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.96 % change on previous year | -38.54 % change on previous year | 211.24 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.32 % change on previous year | -50.98 % change on previous year | 90.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.79 % change on previous year | -18.01 % change on previous year | 89.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 % change on previous year | -32.72 % change on previous year | 82.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.95 % change on previous year | -51.04 % change on previous year | 550.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -10.58 % change on previous year | 20.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3012 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 26.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 104 Indonesia -5.24 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Namibia -5.3 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.32 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Azerbaijan -5.94 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Georgia -6.25 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Wallis and Futuna -6.53 % change on previous year compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Cameroon?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Cameroon was -5.62 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 550.2 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.04 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 259.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.