Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) was 37.97 per 1,000 adults in 2020. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Cameroon, 2009–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
In 2020, borrowers from commercial banks in Cameroon stood at 37.97 per 1,000 adults. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 224.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Cameroon peaked at 37.97 per 1,000 adults in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.24 per 1,000 adults, in 2009.
That places Cameroon 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.24 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2010 | 11.71 per 1,000 adults | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 18.56 per 1,000 adults | +58.6% |
| 2012 | 21.72 per 1,000 adults | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 22.96 per 1,000 adults | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 21.1 per 1,000 adults | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 24.22 per 1,000 adults | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 24.79 per 1,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.87 per 1,000 adults | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9 per 1,000 adults | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 34.23 per 1,000 adults | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 37.97 per 1,000 adults | +10.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 37.97 per 1,000 adults is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.55 per 1,000 adults, 65% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 37.97 per 1,000 adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.43 per 1,000 adults, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.24 per 1,000 adults | 10.24 per 1,000 adults | 10.24 per 1,000 adults | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.01 per 1,000 adults | 11.71 per 1,000 adults | 34.23 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.97 per 1,000 adults | 37.97 per 1,000 adults | 37.97 per 1,000 adults | 1 |
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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 borrowers from commercial banks in Cameroon?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Cameroon was 37.97 per 1,000 adults in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.97 per 1,000 adults in 2020.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.24 per 1,000 adults in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.