🇨🇲 Send FCFA5,000 in Cameroon: fees by provider
To send FCFA5,000 in Cameroon, fees range from FCFA10.00 (Orange, the cheapest) to FCFA35.00. Which provider you pick genuinely changes what you pay.
FCFA5,000 is a small everyday sum in Cameroon — roughly a shared-taxi ride and airtime. Cameroon (CEMAC zone) runs on MTN MoMo and Orange Money, in the euro-pegged CFA franc.
A 0.2% mobile-money tax sits on top of the operator fee; with two dominant players the tariff moves little and agent coverage decides. The cheapest (Orange) works out at 0.20%; a flat fee, where it applies, still counts at this size.
At FCFA5,000, this amount falls in a pricing band where no fee applies at the reference provider. The next band starts at FCFA5,001, where pricing changes — worth knowing if your amount is near that threshold. Keeping money on the wallet to pay avoids any cash-out fee.
The Cameroon send tariff is banded by amount: free FCFA1–FCFA5,000; 1% FCFA5,001–FCFA50,000; flat FCFA500 FCFA50,001–FCFA200,000; flat FCFA1000 FCFA200,001–FCFA500,000; flat FCFA2000 above FCFA500,001. That is why the cost depends as much on the amount as on the provider.
Money Transfer Tax (TTA): Cameroon applies a 0.2% tax (officially: Taxe sur les Transferts d'Argent, TTA) on mobile money withdrawals and transfers, introduced in January 2022 as part of broader fiscal measures on electronic transactions. The IMF warned in December 2025 that cumulative MoMo transaction costs in Cameroon — base fees + TTA — can reach up to 400% of the base service cost on small withdrawals.
Compare all providers for FCFA5,000
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
ORGOrangeCheapest | Free | FCFA10.00 | FCFA10.00 |
MTNMTN | FCFA25.00 | FCFA10.00 | FCFA35.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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