External finance, Overall in Cameroon
Cameroon: External finance, Overall was 0.5 in 2014. ▼ Falling
External finance, Overall in Cameroon, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Cameroon peaked at 0.625 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.625 | — |
| 1974 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4375, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.625 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Cameroon?
- External finance, overall in Cameroon was 0.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.625 in 1973.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for external finance, overall?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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