Benin vs Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Benin
156.34 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Cameroon
153.48 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Benin rank
36th
Cameroon rank
37th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
0200400600800197019902011

How they compare

Benin currently reports 156.34 DOD, current US$ against 153.48 DOD, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 2.86 DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 36th and Cameroon ranks 37th of 50 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 45.45 DOD, current US$ 82.44 DOD, current US$ 36.99 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1980s 210.86 DOD, current US$ 339.57 DOD, current US$ 128.71 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1990s 238.44 DOD, current US$ 668.39 DOD, current US$ 429.95 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2000s 171.5 DOD, current US$ 433.73 DOD, current US$ 262.22 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2010s 150.94 DOD, current US$ 158.24 DOD, current US$ 7.31 DOD, current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Benin or Cameroon?
Benin, at 156.34 DOD, current US$ against 153.48 DOD, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Benin and Cameroon?
2.86 DOD, current US$, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Benin ranks 36th and Cameroon ranks 37th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank, Global Development Finance. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/debt-outstanding-and-disbursed-total-per-capita-dod-current-us/benin/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/debt-outstanding-and-disbursed-total-per-capita-dod-current-us/benin/cameroon/">Benin vs Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.