External debt in Cameroon in 2024 — 15,770,789,430 US$. Ranked 68 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,707.4%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.77B | +369M | +2.39% |
| 2023 | 15.4B | +279M | +1.85% |
| 2022 | 15.12B | −255M | −1.66% |
| 2021 | 15.38B | +654M | +4.44% |
| 2020 | 14.72B | +1.79B | +13.88% |
| 2019 | 12.93B | +1.92B | +17.48% |
| 2018 | 11B | +955M | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 10.05B | +2.16B | +27.37% |
| 2016 | 7.89B | +585M | +8.01% |
| 2015 | 7.3B | +1.54B | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 5.77B | +588M | +11.35% |
| 2013 | 5.18B | +1.29B | +33.18% |
| 2012 | 3.89B | +793M | +25.64% |
| 2011 | 3.09B | −95.66M | −3% |
| 2010 | 3.19B | −47.14M | −1.46% |
| 2009 | 3.24B | +402M | +14.17% |
| 2008 | 2.84B | −250M | −8.1% |
| 2007 | 3.09B | −333M | −9.74% |
| 2006 | 3.42B | −4.28B | −55.6% |
| 2005 | 7.7B | −3.16B | −29.07% |
| 2004 | 10.86B | −552M | −4.84% |
| 2003 | 11.41B | +1.12B | +10.91% |
| 2002 | 10.29B | +537M | +5.51% |
| 2001 | 9.75B | −812M | −7.69% |
| 2000 | 10.56B | −204M | −1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.77B | −553M | −4.88% |
| 1998 | 11.32B | +567M | +5.27% |
| 1997 | 10.75B | −323M | −2.92% |
| 1996 | 11.07B | +121M | +1.11% |
| 1995 | 10.95B | +1.59B | +17.04% |
| 1994 | 9.36B | +1.61B | +20.83% |
| 1993 | 7.75B | +230M | +3.07% |
| 1992 | 7.51B | +748M | +11.05% |
| 1991 | 6.77B | +205M | +3.12% |
| 1990 | 6.56B | +1.2B | +22.33% |
| 1989 | 5.36B | +552M | +11.47% |
| 1988 | 4.81B | +224M | +4.89% |
| 1987 | 4.59B | +451M | +10.91% |
| 1986 | 4.14B | +976M | +30.86% |
| 1985 | 3.16B | +266M | +9.17% |
| 1984 | 2.9B | +317,712 | +0.01% |
| 1983 | 2.9B | +92.65M | +3.31% |
| 1982 | 2.8B | +157M | +5.92% |
| 1981 | 2.65B | +73.57M | +2.86% |
| 1980 | 2.57B | +401M | +18.45% |
| 1979 | 2.17B | +643M | +42.04% |
| 1978 | 1.53B | +416M | +37.4% |
| 1977 | 1.11B | +502M | +82.17% |
| 1976 | 611M | +170M | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 441M | +118M | +36.41% |
| 1974 | 324M | +57.69M | +21.69% |
| 1973 | 266M | +44.33M | +20.01% |
| 1972 | 222M | +41.47M | +23.02% |
| 1971 | 180M | +34.18M | +23.42% |
| 1970 | 146M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
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