Cameroon: Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is down 941,860% from −US$5,000 in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 40 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Cameroon's portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from −US$47.1 million to −US$47.1 million).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was −US$77.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$467.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$542.87 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.4 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Cameroon had the 41st highest value of the 59 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cameroon in the 2024 ranking

• Rwanda — 38th of 59: −US$19.15 million
• Jordan — 39th of 59: −US$20 million
• Congo, Rep. — 40th of 59: −US$27.23 million
• Mauritius — 42nd of 59: −US$56.75 million
• Ghana — 43rd of 59: −US$165.74 million
• Bangladesh — 44th of 59: −US$181.36 million

What this measures

Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: The DRS encourages debtor countries to voluntarily provide information on their short-term external obligations. By its nature, short-term external debt is difficult to monitor: loan-by-loan registration is normally impractical, and monitoring systems typically rely on information requested periodically by the central bank from the banking sector. The World Bank regards the debtor country as the authoritative source of information on its short-term debt. Where such information is not available from the debtor country, data are derived from BIS data on international bank lending based on time remaining to original maturity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Benin — US$515.57 million (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — −US$27.23 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$2.22 billion (2024)
• Gabon — −US$314.44 million (2024)
• Ghana — −US$165.74 million (2024)
• Kenya — −US$500 million (2024)
• Mauritius — −US$56.75 million (2024)
• Nigeria — US$2.2 billion (2024)
• Rwanda — −US$19.15 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon

• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)?

−US$47.1 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 941,860% from −US$5,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$810.53 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$589.97 million in 2022.

How does Cameroon rank?

41st highest of 59 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Cameroon?

In 2024, Cameroon's portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from −US$47.1 million to −US$47.1 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2023), the average change was −US$77.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$467.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.BOND.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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