Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon
Cameroon: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon stood at 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon peaked at 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +110.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +110.8% | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 142 Puerto Rico 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Syria 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Samoa 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Senegal 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 South Africa 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Namibia 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cameroon was 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.