Cameroon vs El Salvador: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Cameroon
14.24 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
El Salvador
15.67 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Cameroon rank
45th
El Salvador rank
42nd

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Cameroon
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.67 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.24 billion DOD, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 1.44 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 124 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 579.72 million DOD, current US$ 263.78 million DOD, current US$ 315.94 million DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1980s 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ 1.18 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
1990s 7.93 billion DOD, current US$ 2.18 billion DOD, current US$ 5.74 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2000s 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ 4.96 billion DOD, current US$ 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ Cameroon
2010s 5.55 billion DOD, current US$ 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ 2.93 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 12.45 billion DOD, current US$ 12.83 billion DOD, current US$ 379.82 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Cameroon or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 15.67 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.24 billion DOD, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Cameroon and El Salvador?
1.44 billion DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Cameroon ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 6,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.