Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults was 41.84 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 41.84 for household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 208.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 41.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2214, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 84th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2214 | — |
| 2005 | 0.274 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3094 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 4.54 | +1366.1% |
| 2008 | 4.88 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.31 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 13.54 | +155.0% |
| 2011 | 28.95 | +113.8% |
| 2012 | 32.48 | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 37.95 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 30.55 | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 30.12 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.95 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 32.17 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 37.19 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 39.42 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 41.84 | +6.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 41.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.8, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 41.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.25, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1366.1% | 0.3094 | 4.54 |
| 2010 | +155.0% | 5.31 | 13.54 |
| 2011 | +113.8% | 13.54 | 28.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.59 | 0.2214 | 5.31 | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.33 | 13.54 | 39.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.84 | 41.84 | 41.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 172,365 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 110.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.86 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Cameroon was 41.84 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 41.84 in 2020.
- What is the lowest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2214 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 98 countries with data for 2020.
- Is household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.9%. 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 Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on access to and use of financial services.