Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: External borrowing, net

Cameroon
-47.40 billion current LCU
in 2007
Zimbabwe
-48.28 million current LCU
in 2011
Cameroon rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
41st

External borrowing, net over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
-2.0T-1.0T01.0T198019952011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -48.28 million current LCU against -47.40 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 47.35 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 74.35 billion current LCU 125.78 million current LCU 74.22 billion current LCU Cameroon
1990s 175.29 billion current LCU 51.50 million current LCU 175.24 billion current LCU Cameroon
2000s -347.79 billion current LCU -27.73 million current LCU 347.76 billion current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -48.28 million current LCU against -47.40 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
47.35 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2007.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Cameroon ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.