Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cameroon
Cameroon: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cameroon is 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 115.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cameroon peaked at 0.0765 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 78th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0125 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0199 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0459 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0586 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0509 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0569 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0765 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0568 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0498 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0551 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0459 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0472 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.053 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0313 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0326 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.042 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0358 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0199 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0264 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0322 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0174 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0529 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0765 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0409 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0301 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.053 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0431 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 75 Togo 0.0322 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Gambia 0.0321 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Grenada 0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Samoa 0.0311 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Liberia 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Cameroon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 23.92 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 338.75 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD 111.48 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 15.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cameroon?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cameroon was 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0765 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.