Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments in Cameroon
Cameroon: Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments was 864.64 million US dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2024, direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments in Cameroon stood at 864.64 million US dollar.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments in Cameroon peaked at 932.53 million US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 569.16 million US dollar, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 56th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 701.17 million US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 866.14 million US dollar | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 746.22 million US dollar | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 655.21 million US dollar | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 569.16 million US dollar | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 645.27 million US dollar | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 722.38 million US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 836.45 million US dollar | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 932.53 million US dollar | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 930.55 million US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 903.56 million US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 855.31 million US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 864.64 million US dollar | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 864.64 million US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.35 million US dollar, 8.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 864.64 million US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.90 million US dollar, 10.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 717.75 million US dollar | 569.16 million US dollar | 866.14 million US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 897.32 million US dollar | 855.31 million US dollar | 932.53 million US dollar | 5 |
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 direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments in Cameroon?
- Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments in Cameroon was 864.64 million US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 932.53 million US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 569.16 million US dollar in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, debt instruments rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.