Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, long-term

Cameroon
12.79 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.48 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
56th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ against 11.48 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.31 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 625.55 million DOD, current US$ 474.37 million DOD, current US$ 151.18 million DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1980s 3.02 billion DOD, current US$ 1.68 billion DOD, current US$ 1.34 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1990s 8.16 billion DOD, current US$ 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ 5.53 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2000s 6.57 billion DOD, current US$ 1.65 billion DOD, current US$ 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2010s 6.26 billion DOD, current US$ 16.29 billion DOD, current US$ 10.03 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 12.74 billion DOD, current US$ 14.92 billion DOD, current US$ 2.18 billion DOD, current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ against 11.48 billion DOD, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
1.31 billion DOD, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.