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Cameroon: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-2.75percent · 2021-2657.4% since 1999

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1990 to 2021.

19902021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2021-2.752
2020-3.269
2019-3.272
2018-2.128
2017-3.28
2016-5.169
2015-2.34
2014-2.818
2013-2.884
2012-1.538
19990.108
19981.271
19950.208
1994-1.977
1993-1.152
1992-1.871
1991-4.544
1990-5.586

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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