Which has higher short-term debt, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 10.9% against 10.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Short-term debt

Cameroon

10.8%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

10.9%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

69th

Sierra Leone rank

67th

Short-term debt over time

Cameroon
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10.9% against 10.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.7%	1.9%	10.8%	Cameroon
1980s	24.0%	17.4%	6.6%	Cameroon
1990s	45.1%	53.3%	8.3%	Sierra Leone
2000s	14.9%	14.7%	0.2%	Cameroon
2010s	3.7%	17.8%	14.0%	Sierra Leone
2020s	9.0%	17.5%	8.5%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 10.9% against 10.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?: 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for short-term debt?: Cameroon ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 67th 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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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.