Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 25.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 25.6% for bank return on equity in 2020.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Cameroon peaked at 52.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +46.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +93.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -54.9% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +18.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 25.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 24.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 18.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 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 equity in Cameroon?
- Bank return on equity in Cameroon was 25.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank return on equity?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.