Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.58 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1.58 trillion
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
36th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.80 trillion
in 2010
All-time low
-350.21 billion
in 1995
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cameroon, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cameroon is 1.58 trillion, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 2,393.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cameroon peaked at 1.80 trillion in 2010 and was at its lowest, -350.21 billion, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.56 billion | — |
| 1961 | 3.42 billion | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 5.71 billion | +67.0% |
| 1963 | 5.54 billion | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 7.02 billion | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 5.12 billion | -27.1% |
| 1966 | 7.60 billion | +48.4% |
| 1967 | 4.07 billion | -46.4% |
| 1968 | 7.83 billion | +92.1% |
| 1969 | 11.95 billion | +52.6% |
| 1970 | 17.75 billion | +48.5% |
| 1971 | 14.78 billion | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 3.92 billion | -73.5% |
| 1973 | 8.66 billion | +121.0% |
| 1974 | 8.80 billion | +1.6% |
| 1975 | -4.84 billion | -155.0% |
| 1976 | -3.13 billion | -35.3% |
| 1977 | -7.14 billion | +128.1% |
| 1978 | -22.59 billion | +216.6% |
| 1979 | -701.14 million | -96.9% |
| 1980 | -20.04 billion | +2758.4% |
| 1981 | 23.50 billion | -217.2% |
| 1982 | -31.42 billion | -233.7% |
| 1983 | 34.22 billion | -208.9% |
| 1984 | 103.46 billion | +202.4% |
| 1985 | 135.36 billion | +30.8% |
| 1986 | -44.01 billion | -132.5% |
| 1987 | -21.58 billion | -51.0% |
| 1988 | -216.25 billion | +902.2% |
| 1989 | -203.48 billion | -5.9% |
| 1990 | -193.81 billion | -4.8% |
| 1991 | -195.92 billion | +1.1% |
| 1992 | -185.96 billion | -5.1% |
| 1993 | -235.41 billion | +26.6% |
| 1994 | -323.60 billion | +37.5% |
| 1995 | -350.21 billion | +8.2% |
| 1996 | -313.45 billion | -10.5% |
| 1997 | -218.28 billion | -30.4% |
| 1998 | -226.11 billion | +3.6% |
| 1999 | -221.47 billion | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -22.15 billion | -90.0% |
| 2001 | 63.42 billion | -386.4% |
| 2002 | 211.09 billion | +232.8% |
| 2003 | 153.31 billion | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 249.68 billion | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 415.30 billion | +66.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 trillion | +144.1% |
| 2007 | 1.49 trillion | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 1.73 trillion | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.73 trillion | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.80 trillion | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.58 trillion | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 billion | 3.42 billion | 11.95 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.55 billion | -22.59 billion | 17.75 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -24.02 billion | -216.25 billion | 135.36 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -246.42 billion | -350.21 billion | -185.96 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 703.04 billion | -22.15 billion | 1.73 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 trillion | 1.58 trillion | 1.80 trillion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Costa Rica 1.71 trillion compare
- 34 Philippines 1.64 trillion compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 1.59 trillion compare
- 37 Mexico 1.58 trillion compare
- 38 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.39 trillion compare
- 39 Yemen 1.30 trillion compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0725 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 132.64 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 133.26 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cameroon?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Cameroon was 1.58 trillion in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 trillion in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -350.21 billion in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,393.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.