Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank deposits to GDP (%) was 16.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Cameroon, 1963–2019
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.
Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.1% | — |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 14.6% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -33.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.8%, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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).