ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Cameroon
Cameroon: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 5.04 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, atms per 100,000 adults in Cameroon stood at 5.04. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 180.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 5.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3229, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3229 | — |
| 2005 | 0.596 | +84.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6873 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8869 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 1.54 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.16 | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 3.58 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 3.94 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 4.29 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.37 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.81 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 4.61 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.04 | +9.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.6, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.42, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.6% | 0.3229 | 0.596 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8739 | 0.3229 | 1.54 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.55 | 1.8 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 atms per 100,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Cameroon was 5.04 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3229 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.