Cameroon vs Laos: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.41 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.58 billion DOD, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 1.83 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Laos ranks 51st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 700.34 million DOD, current US$ | 100.80 million DOD, current US$ | 599.54 million DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 760.94 million DOD, current US$ | 2.83 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 9.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 7.14 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 7.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.28 billion DOD, current US$ | Laos |
| 2020s | 15.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 19.14 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.55 billion DOD, current US$ | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, at 19.41 billion DOD, current US$ against 17.58 billion DOD, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Cameroon and Laos?
- 1.83 billion DOD, current US$, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Laos ranks 51st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). 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.