External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Cameroon
Cameroon: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 22.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Cameroon, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 22.9% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Cameroon peaked at 69.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 the in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59.7% | — |
| 1996 | 64.3% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 22.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 22.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.9%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 59.7% | 69.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 24.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Mozambique 24.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands 24.2% compare
- 42 Bahrain 24.0% compare
- 44 Macau, China 22.1% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 21.8% compare
- 46 Qatar 21.5% 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 in Cameroon?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Cameroon was 22.9% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 the nonbanking 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 7B: 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.