Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors was 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon stood at 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon peaked at 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 79th 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 … unit GDP sectors in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0705 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.0688 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1015 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +72.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1208 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1369 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1151 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.045 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0923 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1369 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1117 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 76 Namibia 0.0864 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Sweden 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Italy 0.0837 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Malaysia 0.0826 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Portugal 0.0822 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Cameroon was 0.0836 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Cameroon ranks 79th 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 48.8%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.