Cameroon vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Cameroon
-25,747 units per person
in 2011
Nigeria
-19,719 units per person
in 2008
Cameroon rank
157th
Nigeria rank
154th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
-40.0k-20.0k020.0k40.0k196019852011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -19,719 units per person against -25,747 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 6,028 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 154th of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s -1,027 units per person 2.37 units per person 1,030 units per person Nigeria
1970s -526.48 units per person 13.68 units per person 540.17 units per person Nigeria
1980s -7,170 units per person 184.98 units per person 7,355 units per person Nigeria
1990s 24,246 units per person 1,231 units per person 23,014 units per person Cameroon
2000s 5,007 units per person -4,976 units per person 9,984 units per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -19,719 units per person against -25,747 units per person in Cameroon as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Cameroon and Nigeria?
6,028 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Cameroon ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 6,835 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.