Cameroon vs Rwanda: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 303.91 billion current LCU against 241.62 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 62.29 billion current LCU.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 155 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.15 billion current LCU | 3.74 billion current LCU | 36.41 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 143.53 billion current LCU | 68.89 billion current LCU | 74.64 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 219.57 billion current LCU | 160.21 billion current LCU | 59.36 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 303.91 billion current LCU against 241.62 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 62.29 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for interest payments?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.