Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 118.92 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon is 118.92, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 132.49 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 91st of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.17 | — |
| 2008 | 45.99 | +3832.8% |
| 2009 | 43.48 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 53.41 | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 49.84 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 52.69 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 59.73 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 66.57 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 83.68 | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 87.39 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 82.98 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 132.49 | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 130.66 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 118.92 | -9.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 118.92 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 408.53, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 118.92 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.06, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank accounts per 1,000 adults 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3832.8% | 1.17 | 45.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.22 | 1.17 | 45.99 | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.94 | 49.84 | 132.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.92 | 118.92 | 118.92 | 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 bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Cameroon was 118.92 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 132.49 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 91st out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.