Financial system deposits to GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Financial system deposits to GDP was 16.8% in 2019. β² Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Cameroon, 1963β2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, financial system deposits to gdp in Cameroon stood at 16.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 18.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1963.
Cameroon ranks 172nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 8.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 12.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 169 Guinea 18.0% compare
- 170 Liberia 17.9% compare
- 171 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 17.6% compare
- 173 Zimbabwe 15.9% compare
- 174 Congo, Republic of 15.8% compare
- 175 South Sudan, Republic of 15.8% compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Cameroon?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Cameroon was 16.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMFβs International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).