Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon peaked at 4,009 US dollar per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,163 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 1,880 US dollar per square kilometre | +61.6% |
| 2014 | 1,750 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1,875 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1,950 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 3,715 US dollar per square kilometre | +90.6% |
| 2018 | 3,273 US dollar per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 4,009 US dollar per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 1,725 US dollar per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 1,848 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,465 US dollar per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre | -21.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,359 US dollar per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,922 US dollar per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,452 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,163 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,009 US dollar per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,549 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,848 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 147 Mozambique 1,399 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 148 Brazil 1,390 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 149 Afghanistan 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela 954.59 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 923.27 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 153 Guyana 884.16 US dollar per square kilometre 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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon was 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,009 US dollar per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.