Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net financial flows, RDB concessional was 9.85 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Cameroon, 1984–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics. Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb concessional in Cameroon is 9.85 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb concessional in Cameroon peaked at 68.65 million NFL, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -171,311 NFL, current US$, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18,886 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 4,680 NFL, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 1986 | 1.88 million NFL, current US$ | +40115.4% |
| 1988 | 100,286 NFL, current US$ | -94.7% |
| 1990 | 191,320 NFL, current US$ | +90.8% |
| 1991 | 3.89 million NFL, current US$ | +1933.2% |
| 1992 | 806,984 NFL, current US$ | -79.3% |
| 1993 | 339,543 NFL, current US$ | -57.9% |
| 1994 | 30.64 million NFL, current US$ | +8923.8% |
| 1995 | 2.37 million NFL, current US$ | -92.3% |
| 1996 | -171,311 NFL, current US$ | -107.2% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million NFL, current US$ | -1050.3% |
| 1998 | 12.49 million NFL, current US$ | +667.5% |
| 1999 | 33.97 million NFL, current US$ | +171.9% |
| 2000 | 3.30 million NFL, current US$ | -90.3% |
| 2001 | 13.45 million NFL, current US$ | +308.1% |
| 2002 | 20.56 million NFL, current US$ | +52.9% |
| 2003 | 9.54 million NFL, current US$ | -53.6% |
| 2004 | 48.50 million NFL, current US$ | +408.5% |
| 2005 | 20.30 million NFL, current US$ | -58.1% |
| 2006 | 17.88 million NFL, current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 16.01 million NFL, current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 45.28 million NFL, current US$ | +182.9% |
| 2009 | 23.60 million NFL, current US$ | -47.9% |
| 2010 | 50.33 million NFL, current US$ | +113.3% |
| 2011 | 24.40 million NFL, current US$ | -51.5% |
| 2012 | 53.97 million NFL, current US$ | +121.2% |
| 2013 | 25.65 million NFL, current US$ | -52.5% |
| 2014 | 68.65 million NFL, current US$ | +167.6% |
| 2015 | 27.42 million NFL, current US$ | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 41.97 million NFL, current US$ | +53.1% |
| 2017 | 58.75 million NFL, current US$ | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 48.87 million NFL, current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 28.44 million NFL, current US$ | -41.8% |
| 2020 | 14.71 million NFL, current US$ | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 30.15 million NFL, current US$ | +104.9% |
| 2022 | 25.36 million NFL, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 10.42 million NFL, current US$ | -58.9% |
| 2024 | 9.85 million NFL, current US$ | -5.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 9.85 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 674,478 NFL, current US$, 14.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB concessional in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +40115.4% | 4,680 NFL, current US$ | 1.88 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1994 | +8923.8% | 339,543 NFL, current US$ | 30.64 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1991 | +1933.2% | 191,320 NFL, current US$ | 3.89 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1997 | +1050.3% | -171,311 NFL, current US$ | 1.63 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1998 | +667.5% | 1.63 million NFL, current US$ | 12.49 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 501,463 NFL, current US$ | 4,680 NFL, current US$ | 1.88 million NFL, current US$ | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.62 million NFL, current US$ | -171,311 NFL, current US$ | 33.97 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.84 million NFL, current US$ | 3.30 million NFL, current US$ | 48.50 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.85 million NFL, current US$ | 24.40 million NFL, current US$ | 68.65 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.10 million NFL, current US$ | 9.85 million NFL, current US$ | 30.15 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
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 net financial flows, rdb concessional in Cameroon?
- Net financial flows, rdb concessional in Cameroon was 9.85 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics.
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.65 million NFL, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb concessional recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -171,311 NFL, current US$ in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for net financial flows, rdb concessional?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, rdb concessional rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, published as part of Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.