Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2008. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, 1990β2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, lending rate, percent per annum in Cameroon stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Cameroon peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.34 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.74 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 27 Georgia 15.91 compare
- 28 Azerbaijan, Republic of 15.34 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 15.25 compare
- 30 Central African Republic 15 compare
- 30 Congo, Republic of 15 compare
- 30 Gabon 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 15 compare
- 30 Chad 15 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 lending rate, percent per annum in Cameroon?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Cameroon was 15 in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2008.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 19 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.