Cameroon vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Cameroon
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 15.8% against 8.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 12.3% | 5.0% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 17.3% | 5.6% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 16.7% | 1.8% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 8.2% | 7.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Cameroon or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Cameroon, at 15.8% against 8.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 7.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th 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.