5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon
Cameroon: 5-bank asset concentration was 100 in 2020. ▼ Falling
5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 100 for 5-bank asset concentration in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon peaked at 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.06, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 1st of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.78 | — |
| 2001 | 97.33 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 96.37 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.5 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 82.88 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.15 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 81.43 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 87.93 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 87.99 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 89.16 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.11 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 82.94 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 81.67 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 83.73 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 87.55 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 80.65 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 81.66 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.5 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 76.06 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.1 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 100 | +18.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.23, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.9, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.85 | 77.15 | 97.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1 | 76.06 | 87.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 1 Burundi 100 compare
- 1 Cuba 100 compare
- 1 Curacao 100 compare
- 1 Fiji 100 compare
- 1 Mali 100 compare
- 1 Myanmar 100 compare
- 1 Namibia 100 compare
- 1 Qatar 100 compare
- 1 Senegal 100 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 100 compare
- 1 Sudan 100 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
- 1 Yemen 100 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 100 compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon?
- 5-bank asset concentration in Cameroon was 100 in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 5-bank asset concentration recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.06 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for 5-bank asset concentration?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 5-bank asset concentration rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of 5-bank asset concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for five largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 5 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.