
Gross debt in Cameroon
The government debt of Cameroon refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 3.1 billion and 18.6 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 19 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 684 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD
Year | Cameroon total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 5.15 bn USD | 43.46% | 424 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 6.48 bn USD | 53.71% | 519 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 11.57 bn USD | 106.49% | 851 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 10.45 bn USD | 94.22% | 748 USD | 13,038 USD |
1998 | 7.66 bn USD | 67.76% | 520 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 7.91 bn USD | 68.37% | 523 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 8.02 bn USD | 75.88% | 517 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 6.81 bn USD | 62.18% | 428 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 7.03 bn USD | 56.60% | 430 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 8.23 bn USD | 51.52% | 490 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 9.74 bn USD | 51.73% | 564 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 8.55 bn USD | 43.84% | 482 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 3.84 bn USD | 18.35% | 211 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 3.30 bn USD | 13.80% | 176 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 3.09 bn USD | 11.15% | 161 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 3.14 bn USD | 11.26% | 159 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 3.85 bn USD | 13.99% | 189 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 4.61 bn USD | 15.05% | 220 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 4.49 bn USD | 14.87% | 209 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 5.89 bn USD | 17.47% | 267 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 7.53 bn USD | 20.71% | 332 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 8.32 bn USD | 25.83% | 361 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 8.85 bn USD | 26.18% | 373 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 10.72 bn USD | 29.71% | 440 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 13.27 bn USD | 33.20% | 529 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 14.39 bn USD | 36.28% | 558 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 16.06 bn USD | 39.39% | 606 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 18.60 bn USD | 41.02% | 684 USD | 31,701 USD |