Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Central government debt, total

Cameroon
5.66 trillion current LCU
in 1999
Sri Lanka
8.50 trillion current LCU
in 2015
Cameroon rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
18th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8.50 trillion current LCU against 5.66 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 2.85 trillion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 8.50 trillion current LCU against 5.66 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2015.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
2.85 trillion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 1999.
How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for central government debt, total?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Central government debt, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,590 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.