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Cameroon’s Public Debt Declines But External Exposure Grows

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  • Public debt down 0.7% to 45.6% of GDP in 2024
  • Foreign borrowing now accounts for over two-thirds of total debt

Cameroon’s outstanding public sector debt stood at 14,237 billion CFA francs ($23.5 billion) at the end of 2024, or 45.6% of GDP — a marginal decrease of 0.7% compared to the previous year, according to a report released Friday by the Autonomous Amortization Fund (CAA), which oversees the country’s debt management.

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