Banking survey: claims on private sector in Cameroon
Cameroon: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 909.78 billion current LCU in 2007. ▲ Rising
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Cameroon, 1979–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 909.78 billion current LCU for banking survey: claims on private sector in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 169.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Cameroon peaked at 1.02 trillion current LCU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 297.90 billion current LCU, in 1979.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 297.90 billion current LCU | 297.90 billion current LCU | 297.90 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 768.53 billion current LCU | 361.60 billion current LCU | 1.02 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 506.68 billion current LCU | 335.60 billion current LCU | 882.91 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 740.49 billion current LCU | 543.95 billion current LCU | 909.78 billion current LCU | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Cameroon?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Cameroon was 909.78 billion current LCU in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 trillion current LCU in 1987.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.90 billion current LCU in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.