Bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank credit to bank deposits was 83.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon, 1963–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon stood at 83.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon peaked at 259.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 259.5% | — |
| 1964 | 250.7% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 221.3% | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 236.2% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 232.4% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 193.0% | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 175.4% | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 174.4% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 158.6% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 165.2% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 147.5% | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 141.6% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 156.1% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 151.2% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 152.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 173.4% | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 168.8% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 175.5% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 184.2% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 180.6% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 166.8% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 133.9% | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 122.6% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 148.7% | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 200.3% | +34.7% |
| 1988 | 169.5% | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 161.4% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 160.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 160.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.8% | -44.5% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224.1% | 175.4% | 259.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 158.9% | 141.6% | 174.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 164.4% | 122.6% | 200.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 66.8% | 160.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 59.5% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 60.9% | 94.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 172,365 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 110.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.86 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Cameroon was 83.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 259.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).