Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 48.4% on the previous year and up 199.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 68th 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.6% |
| 1972 | 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +254.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0073 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +254.8% | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0172 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 65 Zambia 0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Nepal 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Congo 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Philippines 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Sierra Leone 0.0069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Lebanon 0.0068 TDS, 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.4%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.