Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon is 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 134.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 24.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3099 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 142nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4222 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +205.5% |
| 1981 | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.7% |
| 1982 | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1984 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.2% |
| 1985 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 1986 | 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9754 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8484 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +188.5% |
| 1990 | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3099 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.5% |
| 1992 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +404.6% |
| 1993 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4579 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6935 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6573 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6354 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7719 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5682 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7964 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4438 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 0.904 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.7% |
| 2003 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +315.5% |
| 2004 | 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.0% |
| 2005 | 3.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 6.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.6% |
| 2007 | 8.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 7.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.9% |
| 2011 | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.6% |
| 2012 | 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 7.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 7.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 9.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 9.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 11.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.5% |
| 2022 | 17.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.3% |
| 2023 | 24.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +404.6% | 0.3099 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4222 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4222 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4222 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8484 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3099 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4438 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 139 Sudan 20.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 140 Botswana 20.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 141 Niger 20.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 143 Brazil 19.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 144 Switzerland 19.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Afghanistan 18.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 20.38 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.22 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3099 BoP, current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.