External finance, Overall in Cameroon
Cameroon: External finance, Overall was 0.5 in 2014. βΌ Falling
External finance, Overall in Cameroon, 1973β2014
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.
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
- 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0013 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 764.54 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 558.26 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0018 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7552 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,489 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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