Bank concentration in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank concentration was 76.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Cameroon is 76.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Cameroon peaked at 76.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 53.9% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 53.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 concentration in Cameroon?
- Bank concentration in Cameroon was 76.5% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank concentration?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.