PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP for ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 161.0% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.0615 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, -0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 59th 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.
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0199 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0179 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0295 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0182 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0208 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0615 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +195.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0328 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0444 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0161 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0283 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0365 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0171 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0368 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +115.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0349 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0017 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -223.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -206.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0035 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -293.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -190.4% |
| 2000 | 0.008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +157.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.0% |
| 2002 | -0.002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -139.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -142.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0048 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -654.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +185.4% |
| 2006 | -0.003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -98.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -2651.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +525.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0205 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +1423.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0287 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 0.023 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.017 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0265 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.013 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | +161.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0089 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0104 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2651.8% | -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +1423.9% | 0.0013 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2004 | -654.2% | 0.0009 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0048 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +525.6% | 0.0009 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0277 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0615 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0198 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.015 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0035 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0007 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 56 El Salvador 0.0072 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Kosovo 0.0071 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Lebanon 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Cape Verde 0.0063 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Comoros 0.0063 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Serbia 0.0059 NFL, 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 ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0069 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0615 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0136 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ppg, official creditors (nfl, us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- PPG, official creditors International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.