Benin vs Cameroon: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 17.58 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 686.70 million DOD, current US$.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 55th and Cameroon ranks 54th of 123 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 155.14 million DOD, current US$ | 700.34 million DOD, current US$ | 545.20 million DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 876.38 million DOD, current US$ | 3.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.71 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.95 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.61 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.97 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.45 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 17.58 billion DOD, current US$ against 16.89 billion DOD, current US$ in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Benin and Cameroon?
- 686.70 million DOD, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Benin ranks 55th and Cameroon ranks 54th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.