Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Cameroon is 6.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Cameroon peaked at 19.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Cameroon 79th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +255.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +1818.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -59.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | — |
| 1978 | 10.7% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +50.9% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +27.5% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -34.2% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +27.7% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -55.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +59.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +232.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -81.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -94.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +246.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +707.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +84.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +111.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -64.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +57.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +69.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +37.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +8.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1818.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | +707.9% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| 1973 | +255.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +246.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 9.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 0.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 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)
- 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 short-term debt in Cameroon?
- Short-term debt in Cameroon was 6.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for short-term debt?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.