Benin vs Cameroon: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 15.8% against 15.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 120 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 | 3.0% | 7.3% | 4.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 11.7% | 3.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 14.9% | 8.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.8% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 4.9% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 15.2% | 3.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 15.8% against 15.7% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Benin ranks 16th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% 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
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.