Cameroon vs Niger
Cameroon vs Niger: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 40.5% of GDP in Cameroon and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 5 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Cameroon.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 102 and Niger ranked 90 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Cameroon at 34.3% of GDP and Niger at 43.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Cameroon | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.5 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | 43.4 | 48.1 |
| 2023 | 43.6 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | 45.6 | 50.7 |
| 2021 | 47.2 | 51.3 |
| 2020 | 44.9 | 45 |
| 2019 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2018 | 38.3 | 37 |
| 2017 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| 2016 | 32.1 | 32.8 |
| 2015 | 31.6 | 29.9 |
| 2014 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 2013 | 17.5 | 19.6 |
| 2012 | 14.9 | 18.1 |
| 2011 | 15.9 | 14.8 |
| 2010 | 14 | 15.1 |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 15.9 |
| 2008 | 11.2 | 14.2 |
| 2007 | 13.8 | 17.8 |
| 2006 | 18.4 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 43.8 | 49.5 |
| 2004 | 51.7 | 55.1 |
| 2003 | 51.5 | 60.6 |
| 2002 | 56.6 | 69 |
| 2001 | 62.2 | 74 |
| 2000 | 75.9 | 82.1 |
| 1999 | 68.4 | 63.4 |
| 1998 | 67.8 | 61.3 |
| 1997 | – | 69.1 |
| 1996 | – | 63.5 |
| 1995 | – | 69.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Cameroon | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40.1 | 46.3 |
| 2027 | 39.1 | 45.4 |
| 2028 | 38.1 | 44.8 |
| 2029 | 36.8 | 44.2 |
| 2030 | 35.2 | 43.8 |
| 2031 | 34.3 | 43.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025