Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon
Cameroon: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 86.35 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 86.35 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon peaked at 237.38 million current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,000 current US$, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 6.10 million current US$ | +609500.0% |
| 1972 | 7.11 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 11.07 million current US$ | +55.6% |
| 1974 | 13.13 million current US$ | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 17.20 million current US$ | +31.0% |
| 1976 | 20.93 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 31.11 million current US$ | +48.6% |
| 1978 | 48.32 million current US$ | +55.3% |
| 1979 | 71.30 million current US$ | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 120.92 million current US$ | +69.6% |
| 1981 | 137.95 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 151.01 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 142.76 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 174.42 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 145.19 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 197.84 million current US$ | +36.3% |
| 1987 | 187.21 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 213.17 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 140.94 million current US$ | -33.9% |
| 1990 | 204.77 million current US$ | +45.3% |
| 1991 | 173.70 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 159.48 million current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 158.46 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 156.83 million current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 175.68 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 237.38 million current US$ | +35.1% |
| 1997 | 192.22 million current US$ | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 181.09 million current US$ | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 205.03 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 217.72 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 118.60 million current US$ | -45.5% |
| 2002 | 131.48 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 172.47 million current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 234.41 million current US$ | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 230.67 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 125.96 million current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 114.96 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 91.84 million current US$ | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 58.50 million current US$ | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 43.28 million current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 86.35 million current US$ | +99.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 86.35 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 86.35 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +609500.0% | 1,000 current US$ | 6.10 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.63 million current US$ | 1,000 current US$ | 71.30 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.14 million current US$ | 120.92 million current US$ | 213.17 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 184.46 million current US$ | 156.83 million current US$ | 237.38 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.66 million current US$ | 58.50 million current US$ | 234.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.81 million current US$ | 43.28 million current US$ | 86.35 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Cameroon was 86.35 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 237.38 million current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.