Cameroon vs Gabon: External debt, end year

Cameroon
1.36 billion current US$
in 2009
Gabon
2.09 billion current US$
in 2008
Cameroon rank
24th
Gabon rank
21st

External debt, end year over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.09 billion current US$ against 1.36 billion current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 733.06 million current US$.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 21st of 42 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 4.25 billion current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ 1.71 billion current US$ Cameroon
1990s 7.32 billion current US$ 3.61 billion current US$ 3.71 billion current US$ Cameroon
2000s 4.64 billion current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ 1.18 billion current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Cameroon or Gabon?
Gabon, at 2.09 billion current US$ against 1.36 billion current US$ in Cameroon as of 2008.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Cameroon and Gabon?
733.06 million current US$, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2008.
How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for external debt, end year?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 21st of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.