Bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank cost to income ratio was 49.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon stood at 49.7%.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon peaked at 68.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 114th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.3% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 55.6% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- 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 in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Cameroon was 49.7% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.