External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Cameroon
Cameroon: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Cameroon peaked at 0.941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 66th of 122 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.136 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1309 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2703 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 1978 | 0.261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3176 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.29 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2549 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2834 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 0.941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +132.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8566 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6292 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4942 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0757 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1208 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1862 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2215 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.275 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2676 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2719 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +132.0% | 0.4056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1188 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0757 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 63 Armenia 0.2433 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Pakistan 0.2409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Papua New Guinea 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.2322 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Niger 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Mauritius 0.2276 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Cameroon?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Cameroon was 0.2348 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.