Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 22.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon, 2001–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 22.8% for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in 2019.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon peaked at 45.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 62nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.3% | — |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 20.3% | 45.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 17.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 59 Eswatini 23.6% compare
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- 63 Jordan 22.6% compare
- 64 Israel 22.0% compare
- 65 Madagascar 21.7% compare
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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Cameroon was 22.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.