Cameroon
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Debt Vulnerability
High Risk of external debt distress
Sustainable Development Finance Policy
Performance and policy actions required : Yes
Set-aside applied : No
Non-concessional borrowing ceiling : CAF 512.9 billion
Performance and Policy Actions (PPA)
Fiscal Sustainability
To reduce reliance on cash-based transactions involving the Treasury, increase transparency in cash management and further strengthen fiscal sustainability, the Government has issued a Prime Minister Decree mandating the use of the electronic platform TresorPay as the only mean to pay public expenses higher than XAF 100,000 and to collect public revenues.
Debt Management
To improve debt management, the Government will not enter into any contractual obligations for new external public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) non-concessional debt in fiscal year 2025, beyond the cap of XAF 512.9 billion for the present value of newly contracted or guaranteed external public debt, except if the ceiling is adjusted by the World Bank to a) reflect any material change of circumstances or b) in coordination with the IMF, in line with adjustments in the IMF Debt Limits Policy.
World Bank Lending
| Grant eligibility : | 100% credits | Credit terms : | Blend |
Lending amounts by fiscal year (commitments, US$ millions)
- Original Principal value of IBRD Loans
US$ 1419.30 million - Original Principal value of IDA Credits
US$ 4622.50 million - Original Principal value of IDA Grants
US$ 180.00 million
Data as of: 07/31/2025
Total lending at project level, for the period from FY2017 to FY2025
Debt Data
Total external debt stock
31.71
% of GNI (2023)
Total debt service
19.88
% of exports (goods, services, and primary income,2023)
Country Characteristics
Population, Total
29.12 million
(as of 2024)
GNI, Atlas Method
49.04 billion
(in current US$ as of 2024)
GNI per capita, Atlas Method
1680
(in current US$ as of 2024)