Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 88,055 units per person in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 88,055 units per person for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 88,055 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,747 units per person, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 49th out of 160 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,780 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 2,747 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 3,405 units per person | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 3,464 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 3,765 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 3,651 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 4,245 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 4,427 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 5,170 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 5,804 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 6,121 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 6,664 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 6,956 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,942 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 10,240 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 10,436 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 12,660 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 16,472 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 18,538 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 22,608 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 24,787 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 29,760 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 33,439 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 41,308 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 44,056 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 44,492 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 44,916 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 37,722 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 37,436 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 37,077 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 33,552 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 33,659 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 25,930 units per person | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 21,651 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 28,437 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1995 | 24,447 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 23,418 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 30,773 units per person | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 34,308 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 37,021 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 42,318 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 46,506 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 51,739 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 47,722 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 49,966 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 48,780 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 53,324 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 64,577 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 73,113 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 75,934 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 81,456 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 88,055 units per person | +8.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 88,055 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 88,055 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,068 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,946 units per person | 2,747 units per person | 5,804 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,864 units per person | 6,121 units per person | 22,608 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,499 units per person | 24,787 units per person | 44,916 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,320 units per person | 21,651 units per person | 37,021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,398 units per person | 42,318 units per person | 75,934 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,755 units per person | 81,456 units per person | 88,055 units per person | 2 |
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Cameroon was 88,055 units per person in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 88,055 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,747 units per person in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 160 countries with data for 2011.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.