External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon stood at 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 91st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.1456 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1479 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1545 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4215 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.37 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5715 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6225 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9965 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.89 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1635 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.6% |
| 2007 | 0.129 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.116 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1289 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2784 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2754 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.341 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +119.6% | 0.4786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2098 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1268 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4871 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1998 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.331 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 88 Peru 0.3197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Indonesia 0.3016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Philippines 0.2968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Bolivia 0.2864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Vietnam 0.279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Brazil 0.277 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.2959 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 91st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.