Cameroon vs Laos: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 10.8% against 9.8% in Laos, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 69th and Laos ranks 70th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.4% | 0.1% | 30.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 0.0% | 45.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 5.7% | 9.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 10.8% | 7.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.1% | 0.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Cameroon or Laos?
- Cameroon, at 10.8% against 9.8% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Cameroon and Laos?
- 1.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for short-term debt?
- Cameroon ranks 69th and Laos ranks 70th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.