Foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Foreign liabilities per capita was 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
905.26 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
121st
of 149 countries
All-time high
1,593 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
360.96 real chained 2019 US$
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon, 1995–2020

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k1995200720201995: 1.6k real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$1997: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$1998: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$1999: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2000: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2001: 1.0k real chained 2019 US$2002: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 779.6 real chained 2019 US$2006: 426.1 real chained 2019 US$2007: 412.1 real chained 2019 US$2008: 361 real chained 2019 US$2009: 401.3 real chained 2019 US$2010: 395.4 real chained 2019 US$2011: 413.3 real chained 2019 US$2012: 586 real chained 2019 US$2013: 640.4 real chained 2019 US$2014: 614.2 real chained 2019 US$2015: 614 real chained 2019 US$2016: 632.3 real chained 2019 US$2017: 821.7 real chained 2019 US$2018: 861.6 real chained 2019 US$2019: 908.3 real chained 2019 US$2020: 905.3 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon stood at 905.26 real chained 2019 US$.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1,593 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 360.96 real chained 2019 US$, in 2008.

That places Cameroon 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,412 real chained 2019 US$ 1,230 real chained 2019 US$ 1,593 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 785.58 real chained 2019 US$ 360.96 real chained 2019 US$ 1,166 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 648.73 real chained 2019 US$ 395.38 real chained 2019 US$ 908.26 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 118 Togo 1,060 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 119 Ghana 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 120 Lesotho 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 122 Burkina Faso 898.07 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 123 Benin 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 124 Sudan 882.52 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Cameroon was 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1,593 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 360.96 real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
How does Cameroon rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Cameroon ranks 121st out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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