Cameroon vs Kenya: Total government debt
Total government debt over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.18 trillion current LCU against 1.11 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 64.88 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1980s | 1.02 trillion current LCU | 27.22 billion current LCU | 992.53 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.18 trillion current LCU | 469.50 billion current LCU | 4.72 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.45 trillion current LCU | 692.04 billion current LCU | 2.76 trillion current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total government debt, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.18 trillion current LCU against 1.11 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total government debt between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 64.88 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2009.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for total government debt?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.