Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 1.58 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.58 trillion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion, 7.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.58 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -2758.4% | -701.14 million | -20.04 billion |
| 1988 | -902.2% | -21.58 billion | -216.25 billion |
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 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.39 trillion compare
- 39 Yemen 1.30 trillion 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 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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About this data
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.