Cameroon vs Kenya: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.0178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
79th
Kenya rank
81st

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0678 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2000s 0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 0.0178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.0011 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 81st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.