Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) was 10.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Cameroon, 1965–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Cameroon is 10.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Cameroon peaked at 49.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1987.
Cameroon ranks 61st of 146 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.
Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.6% | — |
| 1966 | 42.8% | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 29.4% | -31.3% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 31.9% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 23.4% | -27.1% |
| 1972 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | -30.0% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | +37.9% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -30.0% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | -33.6% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +33.0% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -41.6% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -44.7% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +34.9% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +71.1% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +123.0% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 49.5% | +102.6% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -52.9% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +303.8% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -77.2% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +53.5% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -28.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +303.8% | 11.4% | 46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 29.4% | 42.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 12.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 6.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 20.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 10.1% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 10.0% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More aid effectiveness data for Cameroon
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.59 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 11.51 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 72.40 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 9.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 113.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 146.16 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 2.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 10.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 24.80 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Cameroon?
- Net oda received in Cameroon was 10.0% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for net oda received?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).