Net official development assistance received … capita 2023 constant in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per was 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Cameroon is 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Cameroon peaked at 116.68 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8088 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 114th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8088 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 14.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | +1668.4% |
| 1962 | 17.37 constant 2023 US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 14.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 41.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | +184.7% |
| 1965 | 47.15 constant 2023 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 66.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1967 | 48.92 constant 2023 US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1968 | 61.06 constant 2023 US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1969 | 43.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | -29.1% |
| 1970 | 66.75 constant 2023 US$ per person | +54.3% |
| 1971 | 49.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 1972 | 55.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 44.06 constant 2023 US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 39.34 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 58.36 constant 2023 US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1976 | 69.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 85.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 1978 | 68.72 constant 2023 US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 90.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 1980 | 75.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 58.99 constant 2023 US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 64.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 39 constant 2023 US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 1984 | 57.53 constant 2023 US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 1985 | 46.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 50.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 37.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1988 | 48.44 constant 2023 US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 80.4 constant 2023 US$ per person | +66.0% |
| 1990 | 64.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 71.45 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 86.7 constant 2023 US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 65.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1994 | 83.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 44.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | -47.1% |
| 1996 | 40.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 53.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 53.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.35 constant 2023 US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 41.54 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 51.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 63.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 75.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 59.06 constant 2023 US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 30.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | -48.8% |
| 2006 | 116.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | +285.6% |
| 2007 | 115.31 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | -73.7% |
| 2009 | 36.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 24.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 30.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 30.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.78 constant 2023 US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 39.37 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 33.73 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 37.37 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 57.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 50.92 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 56.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 57.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 43.18 constant 2023 US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 45.4 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | -27.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.17 constant 2023 US$ per person, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 constant 2023 US$ per person, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +1668.4% | 0.8088 constant 2023 US$ per person | 14.3 constant 2023 US$ per person |
| 2006 | +285.6% | 30.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | 116.68 constant 2023 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.56 constant 2023 US$ per person | 0.8088 constant 2023 US$ per person | 66.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | 39.34 constant 2023 US$ per person | 90.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | 37.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | 80.4 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | 40.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | 86.7 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.02 constant 2023 US$ per person | 30.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | 116.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.51 constant 2023 US$ per person | 24.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | 57.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.92 constant 2023 US$ per person | 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | 57.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Guinea 36.91 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 33.66 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 113 Bangladesh 33.15 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 115 Paraguay 32.68 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 116 Ecuador 30.85 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 117 Jamaica 30.43 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
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 official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Cameroon?
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Cameroon was 33.14 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 116.68 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8088 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.