Cameroon vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Cameroon
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 15.77 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 933.80 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700.34 million DOD, current US$ | 1.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 668.19 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.68 billion DOD, current US$ | 88.38 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 9.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 174.74 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.40 billion DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 15.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 34.62 million DOD, current US$ | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Cameroon or Jamaica?
- Cameroon, at 15.77 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.84 billion DOD, current US$ in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 933.80 million DOD, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 56th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.