Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Interest payments (current LCU)
Interest payments (current LCU) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 305.62 billion current LCU against 241.62 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 64.00 billion current LCU.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Cameroon ranks 42nd of 155 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.86 billion current LCU | 121.30 billion current LCU | 57.44 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 166.24 billion current LCU | 219.57 billion current LCU | 53.33 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 305.62 billion current LCU against 241.62 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 64.00 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Cameroon ranks 42nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. 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.