Bank capital to total assets in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank capital to total assets was 9.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Cameroon, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to total assets in Cameroon is 9.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Cameroon peaked at 9.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 90th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.3% | — |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0725 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 132.64 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 133.26 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 133.26 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Cameroon?
- Bank capital to total assets in Cameroon was 9.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Cameroon ranks 90th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.