Benin vs Cameroon: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 17.3% against 16.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 16th of 118 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 8.7% | 5.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 12.1% | 3.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 15.9% | 8.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 8.7% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 15.5% | 3.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 17.3% against 16.4% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.9%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Benin ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 16th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.