Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 2.45 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, 1990β2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2018, deposit rate, percent per annum in Cameroon stood at 2.45. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, percent per annum in Cameroon peaked at 8.08 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.45, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 87th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.42 | 5 | 8.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.45 | 3.25 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 84 Mexico 2.55 compare
- 85 Seychelles 2.47 compare
- 86 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2.46 compare
- 87 Central African Republic 2.45 compare
- 87 Congo, Republic of 2.45 compare
- 87 Gabon 2.45 compare
- 87 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 2.45 compare
- 87 Chad 2.45 compare
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 deposit rate, percent per annum in Cameroon?
- Deposit rate, percent per annum in Cameroon was 2.45 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 in 1994.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for deposit rate, percent per annum?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
- Is deposit rate, percent per annum 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.