Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors was 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
29th
of 145 countries
All-time high
132.78 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2022
All-time low
27.85 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon, 2010–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon peaked at 132.78 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.85 million millions of constant united states dollars, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 29th out of 145 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | millions of constant united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.85 million millions of constant united states dollars | — |
| 2011 | 107.04 million millions of constant united states dollars | +284.3% |
| 2012 | 46.63 million millions of constant united states dollars | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 74.87 million millions of constant united states dollars | +60.6% |
| 2014 | 77.19 million millions of constant united states dollars | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 112.32 million millions of constant united states dollars | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 62.69 million millions of constant united states dollars | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 59.53 million millions of constant united states dollars | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 84.21 million millions of constant united states dollars | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 113.79 million millions of constant united states dollars | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 106.92 million millions of constant united states dollars | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 98.75 million millions of constant united states dollars | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 132.78 million millions of constant united states dollars | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 116.32 million millions of constant united states dollars | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars | -11.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.47 million millions of constant united states dollars, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.83 million millions of constant united states dollars, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.61 million millions of constant united states dollars | 27.85 million millions of constant united states dollars | 113.79 million millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.53 million millions of constant united states dollars | 98.75 million millions of constant united states dollars | 132.78 million millions of constant united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 26 Somalia 108.84 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 27 Indonesia 106.63 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 28 Myanmar 103.27 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 30 Zimbabwe 97.48 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 31 Burundi 88.30 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 32 Rwanda 86.78 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon?
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Cameroon was 102.87 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 132.78 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2022.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.85 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).