Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon
Cameroon: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2024, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon peaked at 4.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +35.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +41.7% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -30.6% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +72.3% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +77.0% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +205.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +111.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 370.22 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Cameroon was 2.7% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.