Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon, 2017–2025
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.4% for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon peaked at 16.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +44.2% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -54.1% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -18.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 35% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 33% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 4.4% | 16.6% | 6 |
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 remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon?
- Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted in Cameroon was 4.4% in 2025, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%).