Cameroon vs Gabon: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Cameroon
14.1%
in 2019
Gabon
13.3%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
161st
Gabon rank
163rd

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
102030196019892019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 14.1% against 13.3% in Gabon, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Gabon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 163rd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 13.9% 15.6% 1.7% Gabon
1970s 19.1% 18.2% 0.9% Cameroon
1980s 27.0% 19.2% 7.8% Cameroon
1990s 11.3% 10.0% 1.4% Cameroon
2000s 8.0% 9.3% 1.3% Gabon
2010s 13.1% 12.2% 0.9% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Cameroon or Gabon?
Cameroon, at 14.1% against 13.3% in Gabon as of 2019.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Cameroon and Gabon?
0.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Cameroon ranks 161st and Gabon ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).