Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 2.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.0% for bank return on assets in 2020.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Cameroon peaked at 4.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +65.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +99.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -54.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +24.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 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 2.0% 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 4.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank return on assets?
- Cameroon ranks 36th 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 23.7%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.