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Cameroon · Government & public finance

Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.

18 indicators · 14 with data

Debt / GDP

% of GDP

37th of 47 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Debt / GDPCameroon's debt / gdp rose from 35.7 % in 1990 to 79.5 % in 1999.199019921994199619980%20%40%60%80%100%120%79.5 %

Cameroon's debt / gdp rose from 35.7 % in 1990 to 79.5 % in 1999.

Gross debt / GDP

% of GDP

62nd of 179 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gross debt / GDPCameroon's gross debt / gdp fell from 67.8 % in 1998 to 43.4 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%43.4 %

Cameroon's gross debt / gdp fell from 67.8 % in 1998 to 43.4 % in 2024.

Interest payments (% of revenue)

% of revenue

74th of 126 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Interest payments (% of revenue)Cameroon's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 8.0 % in 1990 to 6.8 % in 2021.19901995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%6.8 %

Cameroon's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 8.0 % in 1990 to 6.8 % in 2021.

External debt stocks (% of GNI)

% of GNI

82nd of 110 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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External debt stocks (% of GNI)Cameroon's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 106.2 % in 1995 to 31.3 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%20%40%60%80%100%120%31.3 %

Cameroon's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 106.2 % in 1995 to 31.3 % in 2024.

Fiscal balance

% of GDP

66th of 183 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fiscal balanceCameroon's fiscal balance fell from 2.1 % in 2000 to -1.5 % in 2024.20002005201020152020-5%0%5%-1.5 %

Cameroon's fiscal balance fell from 2.1 % in 2000 to -1.5 % in 2024.

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