Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon
Cameroon: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon is 5.12 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon peaked at 21.33 billion DOD, current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 360.21 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 443.10 million DOD, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 531.70 million DOD, current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 633.45 million DOD, current US$ | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 853.11 million DOD, current US$ | +34.7% |
| 1976 | 1.14 billion DOD, current US$ | +34.0% |
| 1977 | 1.92 billion DOD, current US$ | +68.0% |
| 1978 | 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 3.73 billion DOD, current US$ | +43.0% |
| 1980 | 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 4.70 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 4.72 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.05 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 4.95 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.18 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 6.63 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 7.61 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 7.79 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.30 billion DOD, current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 11.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 11.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 13.32 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 13.53 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 17.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 19.90 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 19.66 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 18.70 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 19.69 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 18.68 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 18.14 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 17.09 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 18.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 21.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 19.87 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 14.12 billion DOD, current US$ | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 5.76 billion DOD, current US$ | -59.2% |
| 2007 | 5.59 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.45 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.57 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.48 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.79 billion DOD, current US$, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 billion DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 3.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 19.90 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.13 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 21.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 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 outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon was 5.12 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.33 billion DOD, current US$ in 2003.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.