Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net ODA received (% of GNP) was 2.5% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Net ODA received in Cameroon, 1967–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.5% for net oda received in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Cameroon peaked at 9.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4.9% | — |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -30.3% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +54.5% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -35.3% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -38.8% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -40.4% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +32.3% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +87.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +50.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -36.1% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +98.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +277.7% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -75.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 41% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.0%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of GNP) 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 | +277.7% | 2.6% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More external debt data for Cameroon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 259.13 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8215 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 65.95 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0064 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 370.22 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 14.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 14.56 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Cameroon?
- Net oda received in Cameroon was 2.5% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates.
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for net oda received?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates, published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.