Bank net interest margin in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank net interest margin was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.1% for bank net interest margin in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Cameroon peaked at 6.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Cameroon?
- Bank net interest margin in Cameroon was 3.1% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank net interest margin?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are 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.