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Cameroon: Disbursements on external debt, public sector

1.84Bcurrent USD · 2025+11.9% since 2015

Public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Disbursements are drawings by the borrower on loan commitments during the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,839,425,929.4
20241,874,768,291.9
20231,046,387,793.2
20221,321,829,689.3
20211,851,415,876.3
20201,090,780,513.8
20191,751,985,862.3
20181,742,530,381
20171,586,995,042.5
20161,209,110,318.3
20151,644,170,568.2
20141,211,621,875
20131,170,384,399.7
2012756,466,308
2011178,215,306.7
2010278,011,267.7
2009146,715,948.1
2008188,271,548.1
2007160,101,096.8
2006119,101,607.7
2005129,626,782.8
2004199,942,357.7
2003180,674,612.1
2002120,166,004.6
2001153,377,846.1
2000247,381,653.6
1999195,758,446.6
1998175,926,219.2
1997246,202,178.3
1996175,179,477.2
1995161,000,475.6
1994441,652,395.5
1993540,487,662.1
1992538,031,544
1991383,048,797.6
1990640,278,065.6
1989622,402,723.9
1988601,218,765.8
1987291,421,327.2
1986458,726,944.9
1985217,921,029
1984226,949,101.8
1983301,505,353.9
1982197,226,468.9
1981373,663,795.7
1980517,607,218
1979483,814,410
1978290,129,110.9
1977377,226,562.5
1976179,073,136.8
1975139,263,069.8
197443,540,762.3
197344,100,651.9
197270,632,186.3
197130,770,920.8
197028,480,593.7

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