Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) was 13.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Cameroon, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Cameroon stood at 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Cameroon peaked at 13.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.1% | — |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.2%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 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 non-performing loans to gross loans in Cameroon?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Cameroon was 13.3% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.