Foreign liabilities in Cameroon

Cameroon: Foreign liabilities was 24.57 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
24.57 billion current US$
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
106th
of 150 countries
All-time high
24.57 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
5.47 billion current US$
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Cameroon, 1995–2020

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1995200720201995: 11.9B current US$1996: 12.0B current US$1997: 11.7B current US$1998: 12.4B current US$1999: 11.7B current US$2000: 11.5B current US$2001: 10.7B current US$2002: 11.8B current US$2003: 13.4B current US$2004: 13.0B current US$2005: 9.7B current US$2006: 5.7B current US$2007: 5.8B current US$2008: 5.5B current US$2009: 6.5B current US$2010: 6.6B current US$2011: 7.3B current US$2012: 11.0B current US$2013: 12.6B current US$2014: 12.7B current US$2015: 13.4B current US$2016: 14.4B current US$2017: 19.4B current US$2018: 21.1B current US$2019: 23.4B current US$2020: 24.6B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Cameroon stood at 24.57 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 270.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Cameroon peaked at 24.57 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.47 billion current US$, in 2008.

Cameroon ranks 106th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.93 billion current US$ 11.65 billion current US$ 12.42 billion current US$ 5
2000s 9.35 billion current US$ 5.47 billion current US$ 13.38 billion current US$ 10
2010s 14.19 billion current US$ 6.62 billion current US$ 23.42 billion current US$ 10
2020s 24.57 billion current US$ 24.57 billion current US$ 24.57 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 103 Trinidad and Tobago 27.14 billion current US$ compare
  2. 104 Paraguay 26.68 billion current US$ compare
  3. 105 Congo 24.83 billion current US$ compare
  4. 107 Bolivia 24.27 billion current US$ compare
  5. 108 Papua New Guinea 22.71 billion current US$ compare
  6. 109 Gabon 22.29 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Cameroon?
Foreign liabilities in Cameroon was 24.57 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 24.57 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 5.47 billion current US$ in 2008.
How does Cameroon rank for foreign liabilities?
Cameroon ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 270.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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