Bank deposits to GDP in Cameroon

Cameroon: Bank deposits to GDP was 16.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.8%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
173rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 1984
All-time low
5.1%
in 1963
Years of data
57
1963–2019

Bank deposits to GDP in Cameroon, 1963–2019

5101520196319912019

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, bank deposits to gdp in Cameroon stood at 16.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 18.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1963.

That places Cameroon 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.3% 5.1% 7.9% 7
1970s 12.1% 8.1% 16.1% 10
1980s 16.6% 12.9% 18.8% 10
1990s 11.1% 8.0% 16.5% 10
2000s 12.1% 9.8% 14.2% 10
2010s 15.5% 14.1% 16.8% 10

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 170 Guinea 18.0% compare
  2. 171 Liberia 17.9% compare
  3. 172 Afghanistan 17.6% compare
  4. 174 Zimbabwe 15.9% compare
  5. 175 Congo 15.8% compare
  6. 176 South Sudan 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank deposits to gdp in Cameroon?
Bank deposits to gdp in Cameroon was 16.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1984.
What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1963.
How does Cameroon rank for bank deposits to gdp?
Cameroon ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank deposits to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,479 data points, 1960–2021
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Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).