Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 2.45 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, 1990–2018
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.
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5 | — |
| 1991 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.75 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.08 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5 | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 5.38 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.04 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 5 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.92 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.33 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.25 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.25 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.24, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.67, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit Rate, Percent per annum 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% | 8.08 | 5.5 |
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
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 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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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.