Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) was 3.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank overhead costs to total assets in Cameroon stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Cameroon peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -15.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 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 overhead costs to total assets in Cameroon?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Cameroon was 3.1% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.