LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$) in Cameroon
Cameroon: LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$) was 131.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
LT Principal due per balance of payments account in Cameroon, 2000–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lt principal due per balance of payments account in Cameroon is 131.39 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lt principal due per balance of payments account in Cameroon peaked at 559.45 million BoP, current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 131.39 million BoP, current US$, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 394.42 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 452.21 million BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 498.53 million BoP, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 558.37 million BoP, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 559.45 million BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 518.34 million BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 451.64 million BoP, current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 393.57 million BoP, current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 178.65 million BoP, current US$ | -54.6% |
| 2009 | 144.04 million BoP, current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 147.39 million BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 131.39 million BoP, current US$ | -10.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 131.39 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.68 million BoP, current US$, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 131.39 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 130.84 million BoP, current US$, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414.92 million BoP, current US$ | 144.04 million BoP, current US$ | 559.45 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.39 million BoP, current US$ | 131.39 million BoP, current US$ | 147.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Mozambique 257.80 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Ghana 150.77 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 137.23 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Zambia 130.29 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Mauritius 79.74 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Congo 76.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
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 lt principal due per balance of payments account in Cameroon?
- Lt principal due per balance of payments account in Cameroon was 131.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest lt principal due per balance of payments account recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 559.45 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest lt principal due per balance of payments account recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for lt principal due per balance of payments account?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is lt principal due per balance of payments account rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of LT Principal due per balance of payments account (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Memorandum item - repayments due on outstanding debts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.