Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual was -12.21 % change on previous year in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Cameroon, 1961–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Cameroon is -12.21 % change on previous year, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 382.3% on the previous year and down 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Cameroon peaked at 386.35 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -902.15 % change on previous year, in 1988.
Cameroon ranks 128th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -3.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 66.96 % change on previous year | -1802.7% |
| 1963 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1964 | 26.71 % change on previous year | -997.3% |
| 1965 | -27.07 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 1966 | 48.38 % change on previous year | -278.7% |
| 1967 | -46.39 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 1968 | 92.15 % change on previous year | -298.6% |
| 1969 | 52.64 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1970 | 48.55 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1971 | -16.7 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 1972 | -73.51 % change on previous year | +340.2% |
| 1973 | 121.03 % change on previous year | -264.7% |
| 1974 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 1975 | -155 % change on previous year | -9616.5% |
| 1976 | 35.34 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1977 | -128.08 % change on previous year | -462.4% |
| 1978 | -216.6 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1979 | 96.9 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1981 | 217.25 % change on previous year | +124.2% |
| 1982 | -233.71 % change on previous year | -207.6% |
| 1983 | 208.9 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1984 | 202.38 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 30.83 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1986 | -132.51 % change on previous year | -529.8% |
| 1987 | 50.97 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 1988 | -902.15 % change on previous year | -1870.1% |
| 1989 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1990 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1991 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1992 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -567.7% |
| 1993 | -26.59 % change on previous year | -623.0% |
| 1994 | -37.46 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 1995 | -8.22 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -227.6% |
| 1997 | 30.36 % change on previous year | +189.3% |
| 1998 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1999 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 2000 | 90 % change on previous year | +4282.0% |
| 2001 | 386.35 % change on previous year | +329.3% |
| 2002 | 232.85 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2003 | -27.37 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2004 | 62.85 % change on previous year | -329.6% |
| 2005 | 66.33 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 144.09 % change on previous year | +117.2% |
| 2007 | 47.36 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2008 | 15.54 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0377 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2010 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +11384.9% |
| 2011 | -12.21 % change on previous year | -382.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -12.21 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.06 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -12.21 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +11384.9% | 0.0377 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -9616.5% | 1.63 % change on previous year | -155 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +4282.0% | 2.05 % change on previous year | 90 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -1870.1% | 50.97 % change on previous year | -902.15 % change on previous year |
| 1962 | +1802.7% | -3.93 % change on previous year | 66.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.94 % change on previous year | -46.39 % change on previous year | 92.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -28.64 % change on previous year | -216.6 % change on previous year | 121.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -61.35 % change on previous year | -902.15 % change on previous year | 217.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.42 % change on previous year | -37.46 % change on previous year | 30.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.8 % change on previous year | -27.37 % change on previous year | 386.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.94 % change on previous year | -12.21 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 125 Albania -11.1 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Malaysia -11.34 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Yemen -11.99 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Papua New Guinea -12.33 % change on previous year compare
- 130 United Arab Emirates -12.41 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Finland -12.78 % change on previous year 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Cameroon?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Cameroon was -12.21 % change on previous year in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 386.35 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -902.15 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Cameroon ranks 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.