Cameroon External Debt 1960-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Cameroon external debt for 2022 was $15,095,520,461, a 1.81% decline from 2021.
  • Cameroon external debt for 2021 was $15,373,626,443, a 4.44% increase from 2020.
  • Cameroon external debt for 2020 was $14,720,283,846, a 13.89% increase from 2019.
  • Cameroon external debt for 2019 was $12,924,439,476, a 17.45% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Cameroon External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $15,095,520,461 -1.81%
2021 $15,373,626,443 4.44%
2020 $14,720,283,846 13.89%
2019 $12,924,439,476 17.45%
2018 $11,003,804,940 9.51%
2017 $10,048,676,392 27.36%
2016 $7,890,233,642 8.01%
2015 $7,304,904,667 26.70%
2014 $5,765,541,169 11.35%
2013 $5,177,990,160 33.18%
2012 $3,887,899,905 25.64%
2011 $3,094,521,348 -3.00%
2010 $3,190,178,369 -1.46%
2009 $3,237,320,907 14.17%
2008 $2,835,553,588 -8.10%
2007 $3,085,552,121 -9.74%
2006 $3,418,558,776 -55.60%
2005 $7,700,089,818 -29.07%
2004 $10,855,782,708 -4.84%
2003 $11,408,147,626 10.91%
2002 $10,285,903,206 5.51%
2001 $9,748,844,313 -7.69%
2000 $10,561,281,361 -1.90%
1999 $10,765,384,770 -4.88%
1998 $11,317,978,713 5.27%
1997 $10,751,459,762 -2.92%
1996 $11,074,529,701 1.11%
1995 $10,953,419,023 17.04%
1994 $9,358,516,039 20.83%
1993 $7,745,306,459 3.07%
1992 $7,514,931,937 11.05%
1991 $6,767,223,906 3.12%
1990 $6,562,505,108 22.33%
1989 $5,364,587,527 11.47%
1988 $4,812,725,442 4.89%
1987 $4,588,512,729 10.91%
1986 $4,137,225,986 30.86%
1985 $3,161,506,001 9.17%
1984 $2,895,906,090 0.01%
1983 $2,895,588,378 3.31%
1982 $2,802,933,670 5.92%
1981 $2,646,367,542 2.86%
1980 $2,572,800,048 18.45%
1979 $2,172,010,619 42.04%
1978 $1,529,103,944 37.40%
1977 $1,112,883,432 82.17%
1976 $610,919,470 38.40%
1975 $441,409,824 36.41%
1974 $323,585,814 21.69%
1973 $265,900,309 20.01%
1972 $221,568,382 23.02%
1971 $180,102,180 23.42%
1970 $145,926,448 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%