Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon
Cameroon: Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon is 4.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon peaked at 16.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.4% | — |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +44.2% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -54.1% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -18.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 43% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 33% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 4.4% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a in Cameroon was 4.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 for a sending country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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