Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 11.94 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Cameroon, 2005–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Cameroon stood at 11.94 billion. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 11.94 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.11 billion, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 121st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.11 billion | — |
| 2006 | 5.25 billion | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.74 billion | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 8.65 billion | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 7.12 billion | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 6.90 billion | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.98 billion | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 9.05 billion | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.88 billion | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 10.81 billion | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 8.68 billion | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 8.12 billion | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 8.40 billion | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.67 billion | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 10.44 billion | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 8.46 billion | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 10.21 billion | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 11.50 billion | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 11.94 billion | +3.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.94 billion is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.89 billion, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.94 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.29 billion, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 billion | 5.11 billion | 8.65 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.09 billion | 6.90 billion | 10.81 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 billion | 8.46 billion | 11.94 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More trade data for Cameroon
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 106.18 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.44 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.32 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.88 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.59 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5712 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 9.92 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 16.01 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Cameroon?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Cameroon was 11.94 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.94 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 billion in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.