Cameroon vs Laos: External debt stocks, short-term
Cameroon
950.90 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Laos
1.10 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon rank
61st
Laos rank
58th
External debt stocks, short-term over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ against 950.90 million DOD, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 146.09 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.68 million DOD, current US$ | 390,379 DOD, current US$ | 86.29 million DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 519.14 million DOD, current US$ | 1.56 million DOD, current US$ | 517.58 million DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 90,230 DOD, current US$ | 1.03 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 489.97 million DOD, current US$ | 69.63 million DOD, current US$ | 420.34 million DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 275.28 million DOD, current US$ | 495.20 million DOD, current US$ | 219.91 million DOD, current US$ | Laos |
| 2020s | 741.14 million DOD, current US$ | 766.65 million DOD, current US$ | 25.51 million DOD, current US$ | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ against 950.90 million DOD, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Cameroon and Laos?
- 146.09 million DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Cameroon ranks 61st and Laos ranks 58th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.