External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon
Cameroon: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 25.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 25.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2019.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon peaked at 156.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 87th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71.8% | — |
| 1996 | 80.8% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 91.4% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 156.1% | +232.2% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -75.9% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -36.7% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -12.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 25.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.1%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +232.2% | 47.0% | 156.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 71.8% | 91.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 37.6% | 156.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 24.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 84 Sierra Leone 27.0% compare
- 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.0% compare
- 86 Costa Rica 25.9% compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.2% compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 25.0% compare
- 90 Ukraine 24.9% compare
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Cameroon was 25.2% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 156.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.