Cameroon recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 42.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Cameroon averaged 44.84 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 131.44 percent of GDP in 1994 and a record low of 9.30 percent of GDP in 2008. source: International Monetary Fund

Government Debt to GDP in Cameroon is expected to reach 40.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cameroon Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 38.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 36.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 23.00 Sep 2025
Government Budget -0.70 -0.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 42.70 43.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 713.80 694.00 XAF Billion Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 534.90 456.60 USD Million Dec 2024



Cameroon Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
42.70 43.20 131.44 9.30 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly