Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 11.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Cameroon, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Cameroon stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Cameroon peaked at 11.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 139th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.8% | — |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +4.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Cameroon?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Cameroon was 11.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Cameroon ranks 139th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). 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.