Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

Burkina Faso
25.28 current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon
23.7 current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
161st
Cameroon rank
164th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 25.28 current US$ per person against 23.7 current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 1.58 current US$ per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Cameroon ranks 164th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 16.21 current US$ per person 0.4222 current US$ per person 15.79 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1980s 18.32 current US$ per person 2.24 current US$ per person 16.08 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1990s 9.43 current US$ per person 1.28 current US$ per person 8.15 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2000s 4.89 current US$ per person 5.5 current US$ per person 0.6088 current US$ per person Cameroon
2010s 17.87 current US$ per person 11.37 current US$ per person 6.5 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 24.86 current US$ per person 20.1 current US$ per person 4.76 current US$ per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Burkina Faso, at 25.28 current US$ per person against 23.7 current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
1.58 current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Cameroon ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.