Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Burkina Faso
142.62 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Cameroon
153.48 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
38th
Cameroon rank
37th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
0200400600800197019902011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 153.48 DOD, current US$ against 142.62 DOD, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 10.86 DOD, current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 38th 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 Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 14.7 DOD, current US$ 82.44 DOD, current US$ 67.74 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1980s 64.92 DOD, current US$ 339.57 DOD, current US$ 274.65 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1990s 112.54 DOD, current US$ 668.39 DOD, current US$ 555.86 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2000s 117 DOD, current US$ 433.73 DOD, current US$ 316.73 DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2010s 137.47 DOD, current US$ 158.24 DOD, current US$ 20.77 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, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 153.48 DOD, current US$ against 142.62 DOD, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
10.86 DOD, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Cameroon ranks 37th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.