External debt, end year in Cameroon

Cameroon: External debt, end year was 1.36 billion current US$ in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.36 billion current US$
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 42 countries
All-time high
8.19 billion current US$
in 1995
All-time low
1.08 billion current US$
in 2006
Years of data
30
1980–2009

External debt, end year in Cameroon, 1980–2009

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1980199420091980: 2.5B current US$1981: 2.6B current US$1982: 2.7B current US$1983: 2.7B current US$1984: 3.6B current US$1985: 2.4B current US$1986: 3.2B current US$1987: 3.8B current US$1988: 4.1B current US$1989: 4.4B current US$1990: 5.8B current US$1991: 7.1B current US$1992: 8.1B current US$1993: 7.6B current US$1994: 7.8B current US$1995: 8.2B current US$1996: 7.6B current US$1997: 6.8B current US$1998: 6.8B current US$1999: 7.5B current US$2000: 6.1B current US$2001: 5.2B current US$2002: 6.1B current US$2003: 7.2B current US$2004: 7.6B current US$2005: 5.9B current US$2006: 1.1B current US$2007: 1.1B current US$2008: 1.4B current US$2009: 1.4B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2009, external debt, end year in Cameroon stood at 1.36 billion current US$.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Cameroon peaked at 8.19 billion current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.08 billion current US$, in 2006.

That places Cameroon 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.21 billion current US$ 2.40 billion current US$ 4.40 billion current US$ 10
1990s 7.32 billion current US$ 5.78 billion current US$ 8.19 billion current US$ 10
2000s 4.31 billion current US$ 1.08 billion current US$ 7.65 billion current US$ 10

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 21 Gabon 2.09 billion current US$ compare
  2. 22 Burundi 2.00 billion current US$ compare
  3. 23 Mauritius 1.42 billion current US$ compare
  4. 25 Mauritania 1.30 billion current US$ compare
  5. 26 Togo 1.22 billion current US$ compare
  6. 27 Rwanda 971.19 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Cameroon?
External debt, end year in Cameroon was 1.36 billion current US$ in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 8.19 billion current US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 1.08 billion current US$ in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for external debt, end year?
Cameroon ranks 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2009.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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 U.S. dollars.