Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 3.25 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, 1995β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, discount rate, percent per annum in Cameroon stood at 3.25.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Cameroon peaked at 8.6 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.45, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 43rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.63 | 7 | 8.6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.68 | 4.25 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 2.45 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Algeria 3.75 compare
- 41 Kuwait 3.5 compare
- 42 Chile 3.35 compare
- 43 Equatorial Guinea 3.25 compare
- 45 Comoros 3.08 compare
- 46 Anguilla 3 compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 3 compare
- 46 Dominica 3 compare
- 46 Grenada 3 compare
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 3 compare
- 46 Montserrat 3 compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Cameroon?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Cameroon was 3.25 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 1995.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Discount 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.