Deposit interest rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deposit interest rate was 2.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Cameroon, 1990–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, deposit interest rate in Cameroon stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Cameroon peaked at 8.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -32.0% | 8.1% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 9 |
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 deposit interest rate in Cameroon?
- Deposit interest rate in Cameroon was 2.5% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for deposit interest rate?
- Cameroon ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.