Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands, 1974–1996
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 1996, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands stood at 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 37.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands peaked at 793.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1990.
Cayman Islands ranks 131st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 793.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 270.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -65.9% |
| 1976 | 230.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 160.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1978 | 775.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +381.7% |
| 1979 | 86.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -88.9% |
| 1980 | 99.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 85.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 44.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 1983 | 19.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -55.9% |
| 1984 | 13.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 10.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 16.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.3% |
| 1987 | 13.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 20.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 55.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +166.8% |
| 1990 | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -82.9% |
| 1991 | 35.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +275.5% |
| 1992 | 80.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +126.9% |
| 1993 | 33.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -58.3% |
| 1994 | 15.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 1995 | 15.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -37.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +381.7% | 160.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 775.15 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 386.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 86.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 793.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 37.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 99.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 80.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 128 Cuba 13.02 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 129 Venezuela 12.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 130 Bangladesh 10.06 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 132 Brunei 9.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 133 Nigeria 9.28 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 8.66 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Cayman Islands was 9.97 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1996, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 793.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 1996.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.