Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP was -0.2893 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Cameroon, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Cameroon is -0.2893, measured in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Cameroon peaked at 29.01 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.16, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 94th of 188 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.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.44 | — |
| 2002 | 3.83 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 2.51 | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 | -52.4% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | +258.7% |
| 2006 | 29.01 | +577.1% |
| 2007 | 4.31 | -85.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -46.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2072 | -91.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6931 | -434.4% |
| 2011 | -1.95 | +181.3% |
| 2012 | -1.06 | -45.5% |
| 2013 | -3.21 | +201.6% |
| 2014 | -3.7 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | -3.88 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | -5.16 | +33.0% |
| 2017 | -3.89 | -24.5% |
| 2018 | -1.51 | -61.1% |
| 2019 | -2.25 | +48.5% |
| 2020 | -2.35 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | -2.04 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3501 | -82.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4362 | -224.6% |
| 2024 | -0.2757 | -163.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3864 | -240.1% |
| 2026 | -0.2149 | -155.6% |
| 2027 | -0.1725 | -19.7% |
| 2028 | -0.0847 | -50.9% |
| 2029 | -0.2016 | +138.0% |
| 2030 | -0.2893 | +43.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.2893 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.4435, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.2893 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1097, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +577.1% | 4.28 | 29.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.68 | 0.2072 | 29.01 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.73 | -5.16 | -0.6931 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4864 | -2.35 | 0.4362 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2893 | -0.2893 | -0.2893 | 1 |
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 primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Cameroon?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Cameroon was -0.2893 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.01 in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.16 in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2030.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October