Broad money in Cameroon
Cameroon: Broad money was 21.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Cameroon, 1960–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2018, broad money in Cameroon stood at 21.4%.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Cameroon peaked at 23.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 158th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Broad money in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 11.5% | +22.9% |
| 1963 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 16.8% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 18.5% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -36.7% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 9.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 14.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 17.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 21.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 155 Sierra Leone 22.6% compare
- 156 Uganda 22.3% compare
- 157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.6% compare
- 159 South Sudan 21.0% compare
- 160 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 20.2% compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 172,365 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 110.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.86 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Cameroon?
- Broad money in Cameroon was 21.4% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for broad money?
- Cameroon ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2018.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.