Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank return on assets (%, after tax) was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.4% for bank return on assets in 2020.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Cameroon peaked at 3.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
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 falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, after tax) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -48.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +162.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -65.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +50.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +25.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 return on assets in Cameroon?
- Bank return on assets in Cameroon was 1.4% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank return on assets?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. 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 return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.