Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2008. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, 1990–2008
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.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.5 | — |
| 1991 | 18.15 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 17.77 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.46 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.5 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 22 | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.67 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 18 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.67 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.33 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 15 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.63, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +37.5% | 16 | 22 |
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 15.34 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 15.25 compare
- 30 Central African Republic 15 compare
- 30 Congo 15 compare
- 30 Gabon 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 15 compare
- 30 Chad 15 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 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.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.