Cameroon External Debt 1970-2024
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.
| 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 |
23.42% |
