Cameroon vs Laos: Short-term debt
Cameroon
6.0%
in 2024
Laos
6.2%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
78th
Laos rank
77th
Short-term debt over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Laos ahead.
Cameroon ranks 78th and Laos ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 0.1% | 3.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 0.3% | 13.9% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 0.0% | 11.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 1.5% | 5.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Cameroon and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for short-term debt?
- Cameroon ranks 78th and Laos ranks 77th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.