External debt service reaches the equivalent of 1,101 billion CFA francs in Cameroon in 2025

Cameroon’s external debt service reached $1.8965 billion in 2025, equivalent to about 1,101 billion CFA francs at the year’s average exchange rate. World Bank statistics published in its International Debt Report 2026 on November 5 show a 12.3% increase from the $1.6883 billion recorded in 2024. Converted at the respective annual average exchange rates, payments rose from approximately 1,023 billion CFA francs in 2024 to 1,101 billion in 2025, an indicative increase of 7.6% in local currency. The debt service includes principal repayments and interest; these conversions may differ from the amounts actually disbursed in CFA francs on payment dates.