How does Cameroon rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.2%

World rank

83rd

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.9672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.9672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Cameroon ranks 83rd of 121 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.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1456 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1972	0.1479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1973	0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1974	0.1468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1975	0.1493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1976	0.1972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1977	0.2829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.4%
1978	0.2795 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1979	0.3148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1980	0.335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1981	0.3554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1982	0.357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1983	0.3676 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1984	0.3383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1985	0.3028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1986	0.2797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1987	0.2917 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1988	0.3183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1989	0.4224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.7%
1990	0.4471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1991	0.4798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1992	0.5515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1993	0.4222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1994	0.9672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.1%
1995	0.9123 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1996	0.8825 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1997	0.8693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1998	0.8724 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1999	0.8074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2000	0.8584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2001	0.7806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2002	0.7417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2003	0.6677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2004	0.5278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
2005	0.3618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.4%
2006	0.1378 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-61.9%
2007	0.1167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2008	0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2009	0.0996 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2010	0.0995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2011	0.0844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2012	0.1091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.3%
2013	0.1274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
2014	0.1424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2015	0.2064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.9%
2016	0.2162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2017	0.2471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2018	0.2467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2019	0.2972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
2020	0.321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2021	0.2877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2022	0.2789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2023	0.2558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2024	0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3148 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.7212 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

80 Indonesia 0.2489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
81 Philippines 0.2435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Turkey 0.2425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
84 Guatemala 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
85 Brazil 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Samoa 0.2301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 0.9672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Cameroon rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.