External debt, end year in Cameroon
Cameroon: External debt, end year was 576.07 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Cameroon, 1980–2009
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 576.07 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2009.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Cameroon peaked at 4.33 trillion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 545.23 billion current LCU, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 567.37 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 733.04 billion current LCU | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 912.92 billion current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 1.14 trillion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 1984 | 1.74 trillion current LCU | +52.1% |
| 1985 | 1.13 trillion current LCU | -35.0% |
| 1986 | 1.12 trillion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.18 trillion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.26 trillion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.27 trillion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.48 trillion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 1.83 trillion current LCU | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 2.22 trillion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 2.23 trillion current LCU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.19 trillion current LCU | +87.6% |
| 1995 | 3.45 trillion current LCU | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 3.22 trillion current LCU | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 3.30 trillion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.23 trillion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.55 trillion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 4.33 trillion current LCU | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 3.88 trillion current LCU | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 3.79 trillion current LCU | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.74 trillion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 trillion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.27 trillion current LCU | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 559.09 billion current LCU | -82.9% |
| 2007 | 545.23 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 573.97 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 576.07 billion current LCU | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 576.07 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 5.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 576.07 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 5.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +87.6% | 2.23 trillion current LCU | 4.19 trillion current LCU |
| 2006 | -82.9% | 3.27 trillion current LCU | 559.09 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 567.37 billion current LCU | 1.74 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.87 trillion current LCU | 1.48 trillion current LCU | 4.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.50 trillion current LCU | 545.23 billion current LCU | 4.33 trillion current LCU | 10 |
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More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Cameroon?
- External debt, end year in Cameroon was 576.07 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 trillion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.23 billion current LCU in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for external debt, end year?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 local currency.