Cameroon vs Uganda
Cameroon vs Uganda: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 40.5% of GDP in Cameroon and 53.2% of GDP in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 12.7 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Cameroon.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 102 and Uganda ranked 73 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Cameroon at 34.3% of GDP and Uganda at 57.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Cameroon | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.5 | 53.2 |
| 2024 | 43.4 | 51.8 |
| 2023 | 43.6 | 50.4 |
| 2022 | 45.6 | 49.9 |
| 2021 | 47.2 | 50.3 |
| 2020 | 44.9 | 46.8 |
| 2019 | 41.6 | 38 |
| 2018 | 38.3 | 35 |
| 2017 | 36.5 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 32.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 31.6 | 28 |
| 2014 | 20.7 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 17.5 | 22.1 |
| 2012 | 14.9 | 19.5 |
| 2011 | 15.9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 14 | 18.4 |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | 11.2 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | 13.8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 18.4 | 27.8 |
| 2005 | 43.8 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 51.7 | 49 |
| 2003 | 51.5 | 55.1 |
| 2002 | 56.6 | 54.7 |
| 2001 | 62.2 | 51.4 |
| 2000 | 75.9 | 48.6 |
| 1999 | 68.4 | 47.7 |
| 1998 | 67.8 | 45.1 |
| 1997 | – | 44.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Cameroon | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40.1 | 55.1 |
| 2027 | 39.1 | 54.9 |
| 2028 | 38.1 | 55.1 |
| 2029 | 36.8 | 56 |
| 2030 | 35.2 | 56.8 |
| 2031 | 34.3 | 57.2 |
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 Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025