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 166 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.
Bank net interest margin in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +71.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -15.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank net interest margin in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +71.6% | 3.9% | 6.7% |
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 |
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 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 166 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.