Cameroon recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 40.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Cameroon averaged 44.74 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, 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 39.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, 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 42.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 43.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 23.00 May 2026
Government Budget -0.70 -0.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 40.40 43.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Spending 792.10 793.90 XAF Billion Sep 2025
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Military Expenditure 627.50 534.90 USD Million Dec 2025


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
40.40 43.40 131.44 9.30 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly