Botswana vs Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time
- Botswana
- Cameroon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 13.8% against 12.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Botswana ranks 46th and Cameroon ranks 48th of 50 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.7% | 20.1% | 12.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 38.9% | 17.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 90.6% | 77.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 56.9% | 50.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.2% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Botswana or Cameroon?
- Botswana, at 13.8% against 12.2% in Cameroon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Botswana and Cameroon?
- 1.6%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Botswana ranks 46th and Cameroon ranks 48th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.