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Cameroon: Principal repayments on external debt, long-term

1.26Bcurrent USD · 2025+296.5% since 2015

Principal repayments on long-term debt are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in 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. 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
20251,255,300,953.8
20241,073,231,071.8
20231,091,114,635.1
20221,704,598,373
2021800,109,908.7
2020962,400,718.2
2019756,263,782
2018459,390,960.5
2017412,210,939.2
2016550,197,332.8
2015316,574,004.3
2014375,082,843.1
2013210,958,327.2
2012173,652,930.2
2011244,255,674.5
2010159,852,398.1
2009343,789,274.4
2008341,230,130.7
2007363,556,418.9
2006343,187,912.9
2005537,184,533
2004339,186,244.2
2003239,649,070.1
2002193,829,471.5
2001187,879,381
2000252,756,842.7
1999267,553,805.6
1998268,999,468.9
1997266,059,026.7
1996242,262,024.3
1995210,967,573
1994198,053,030.7
1993234,947,451
1992148,644,779.8
1991201,366,908.5
1990267,648,362.9
1989203,017,661.1
1988378,816,893.2
1987389,135,302.8
1986428,209,643
1985467,778,530.9
1984202,822,516.7
1983169,538,967.4
1982195,862,232.9
1981124,625,316.5
1980113,972,153.8
197991,888,179
197871,985,760.9
197736,578,254
197627,212,739.1
197527,744,842.7
197418,475,880.8
197318,890,105.7
197211,432,273.2
19719,301,205.3
19706,446,235.2

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