Liquid liabilities to GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 21.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Cameroon, 1963–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 21.4% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 23.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1996.
That places Cameroon 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 11.8% | — |
| 1964 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 16.8% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 18.5% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 22.3% | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -36.7% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +7.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 21.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 21.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 14.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 17.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Cameroon?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Cameroon was 21.4% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.