Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 153.01 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon is 153.01 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon peaked at 229.45 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.14 US dollar per person, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 102.17 US dollar per person | — |
| 2013 | 108.36 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 92.68 US dollar per person | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 83.14 US dollar per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 146.36 US dollar per person | +76.0% |
| 2017 | 180.67 US dollar per person | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 201.65 US dollar per person | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 212.92 US dollar per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 229.45 US dollar per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 192.56 US dollar per person | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 178.61 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 173.49 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 153.01 US dollar per person | -11.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 153.01 US dollar per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.43 US dollar per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 153.01 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.49 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 140.99 US dollar per person | 83.14 US dollar per person | 212.92 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 185.43 US dollar per person | 153.01 US dollar per person | 229.45 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon was 153.01 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 229.45 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.14 US dollar per person in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Cameroon ranks 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.