External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Cameroon
Cameroon: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 2.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Cameroon, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.3% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.4% on the previous year and down 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Cameroon peaked at 129.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 167th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.1% | — |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +36.4% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 129.0% | +705.1% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -50.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +81.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -64.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 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 | +705.1% | 16.0% | 129.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 12.1% | 23.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 12.9% | 129.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 164 Burkina Faso 2.6% compare
- 165 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.5% compare
- 166 Czechia 2.4% compare
- 168 Togo 2.2% compare
- 169 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 170 Latvia 1.9% 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 the banking in Cameroon?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Cameroon was 2.3% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 129.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Cameroon ranks 167th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.