Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.15 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon stood at 2.15.
The figure is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 2.2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4791, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 173rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.4791 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.69 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon was 2.15 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4791 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.