Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita was 15.98 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon, 1979–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 15.98 current US$ per person for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 15.98 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4222 current US$ per person, in 1979.
Cameroon ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4222 current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 3.45 current US$ per person | +717.9% |
| 1981 | 3.26 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.11 current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 1983 | 3.04 current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 1.57 current US$ per person | -48.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2.36 current US$ per person | +88.5% |
| 1987 | 1.23 current US$ per person | -47.8% |
| 1988 | 1.15 current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 2.96 current US$ per person | +156.7% |
| 1990 | 2.03 current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6289 current US$ per person | -69.0% |
| 1992 | 2.08 current US$ per person | +231.2% |
| 1993 | 1.65 current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8974 current US$ per person | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8607 current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9996 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9847 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.6 current US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2000 | 1.48 current US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1 current US$ per person | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 1.87 current US$ per person | +70.4% |
| 2003 | 4.67 current US$ per person | +149.1% |
| 2004 | 6.22 current US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 4.51 current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 7.41 current US$ per person | +64.3% |
| 2007 | 9.28 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 8.76 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.68 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 5.85 current US$ per person | -39.6% |
| 2011 | 10.85 current US$ per person | +85.6% |
| 2012 | 10.11 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.41 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 12.84 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 10.62 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 11.47 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 13.13 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 13.45 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.94 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.75 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.98 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +717.9% | 0.4222 current US$ per person | 3.45 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4222 current US$ per person | 0.4222 current US$ per person | 0.4222 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.24 current US$ per person | 1.15 current US$ per person | 3.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 current US$ per person | 0.6289 current US$ per person | 2.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5 current US$ per person | 1.1 current US$ per person | 9.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.37 current US$ per person | 5.85 current US$ per person | 13.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 current US$ per person | 12.75 current US$ per person | 15.98 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita in Cameroon was 15.98 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.98 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4222 current US$ per person in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed 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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.