Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 228.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1911 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 102nd of 168 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, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1911 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 10.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5186.2% |
| 1962 | 15.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +52.8% |
| 1963 | 14.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 45.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +204.5% |
| 1965 | 48.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 52.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 47.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 49.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 29.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -40.1% |
| 1970 | 45.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +51.2% |
| 1971 | 35.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 65.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +85.5% |
| 1973 | 31.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -52.3% |
| 1974 | 31.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 42.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 1976 | 42.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 40.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 29.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1979 | 31.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 32.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 32.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 29.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 28.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 33.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 32.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 35.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 28.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 33.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 61.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +84.5% |
| 1990 | 68.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 55.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 44.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 29.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 51.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +77.7% |
| 1995 | 33.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 1996 | 36.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 42.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 30.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 37.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 51.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 2002 | 56.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 81.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 58.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 36.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 228.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +532.6% |
| 2007 | 122.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -46.3% |
| 2008 | 58.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -52.4% |
| 2009 | 29.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -49.6% |
| 2010 | 27.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 29.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 25.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 24.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 23.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 30.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 31.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 28.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 34.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 28.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +5186.2% | 0.1911 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.1 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2006 | +532.6% | 36.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 228.82 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1964 | +204.5% | 14.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 45.2 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1911 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 65.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 28.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 61.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 68.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 228.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 34.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 99 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.87 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 100 Suriname 28.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 101 Madagascar 26.32 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 103 Guatemala 24.44 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 104 Congo 22.48 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 105 Colombia 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- 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, per capita in Cameroon?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cameroon was 25.89 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 228.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1911 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.