Domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon
Cameroon: Domestic credit to private sector was 14.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 14.1% for domestic credit to private sector in 2019.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon peaked at 31.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1997.
Cameroon ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 11.6% | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 14.3% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -52.6% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 14.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 22.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 5.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
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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 domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Cameroon was 14.1% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.