Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 1.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Cameroon, 2015–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cameroon is 1.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 98th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.4% | — |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 95 New Zealand 2.2% compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 97 Malaysia 1.9% compare
- 99 Pakistan 1.6% compare
- 100 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
- 101 Ethiopia 0.9% compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 172,365 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 110.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.86 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cameroon?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cameroon was 1.9% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 98th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.