Cameroon vs Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Cameroon
57.55 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
57.84 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
84th
Nigeria rank
83rd
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 57.55 TDS, current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.29 TDS, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.39 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.2 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.19 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 48.87 TDS, current US$ per person | 28.14 TDS, current US$ per person | 20.72 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 36.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 18.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 30.83 TDS, current US$ per person | 20.43 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.4 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 25.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 14.89 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.22 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 61.2 TDS, current US$ per person | 40.06 TDS, current US$ per person | 21.13 TDS, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 57.84 TDS, current US$ per person against 57.55 TDS, current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.29 TDS, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.