Debt on Non-concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Debt on Non-concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) was 4.3% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt on Non-concessional terms to GDP in Cameroon, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.3% for debt on non-concessional terms to gdp in 2011.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on non-concessional terms to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 70.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt on Non-concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 4.3% | — |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +62.6% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 11.6% | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +70.7% |
| 1978 | 21.7% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 23.0% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | +53.5% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -55.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +45.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -15.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 40% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 0.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 23.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 36.9% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 3.7% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More external debt data for Cameroon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 259.13 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8215 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 65.95 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0064 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 370.22 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 14.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 14.56 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on non-concessional terms to gdp in Cameroon?
- Debt on non-concessional terms to gdp in Cameroon was 4.3% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on non-concessional terms to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest debt on non-concessional terms to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for debt on non-concessional terms to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on non-concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Non-concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Non-concessional LDOD conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders on non-concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (LDOD) is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.