External debt, end year in Cameroon

Cameroon: External debt, end year was 576.07 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
576.07 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
4.33 trillion current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
545.23 billion current LCU
in 2007
Years of data
30
1980–2009

External debt, end year in Cameroon, 1980–2009

1.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T1980199420091980: 567.4B current LCU1981: 733.0B current LCU1982: 912.9B current LCU1983: 1.1T current LCU1984: 1.7T current LCU1985: 1.1T current LCU1986: 1.1T current LCU1987: 1.2T current LCU1988: 1.3T current LCU1989: 1.3T current LCU1990: 1.5T current LCU1991: 1.8T current LCU1992: 2.2T current LCU1993: 2.2T current LCU1994: 4.2T current LCU1995: 3.5T current LCU1996: 3.2T current LCU1997: 3.3T current LCU1998: 3.2T current LCU1999: 3.6T current LCU2000: 4.3T current LCU2001: 3.9T current LCU2002: 3.8T current LCU2003: 3.7T current LCU2004: 3.7T current LCU2005: 3.3T current LCU2006: 559.1B current LCU2007: 545.2B current LCU2008: 574.0B current LCU2009: 576.1B current LCU

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 13 Gabon 986.85 billion current LCU compare
  2. 14 Malawi 907.97 billion current LCU compare
  3. 15 Chad 705.21 billion current LCU compare
  4. 17 Guinea-Bissau 519.39 billion current LCU compare
  5. 18 Algeria 414.56 billion current LCU compare
  6. 19 Rwanda 370.46 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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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

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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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.