Money in Cameroon
Cameroon: Money was 1.78 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1.78 trillion
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
31st
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.78 trillion
in 2011
All-time low
14.34 billion
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Money in Cameroon, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.78 trillion for money in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 150.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Cameroon peaked at 1.78 trillion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.34 billion, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 31st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.34 billion | — |
| 1961 | 14.39 billion | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 18.18 billion | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 18.90 billion | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 21.00 billion | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 20.83 billion | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 24.78 billion | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 26.46 billion | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 31.67 billion | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 36.47 billion | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 39.48 billion | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 44.14 billion | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 47.35 billion | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 55.57 billion | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 73.66 billion | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 77.20 billion | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 96.19 billion | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 128.42 billion | +33.5% |
| 1978 | 148.53 billion | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 186.28 billion | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 210.99 billion | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 262.37 billion | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 301.91 billion | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 380.67 billion | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 417.43 billion | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 434.32 billion | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 451.87 billion | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 391.21 billion | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 400.00 billion | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 407.95 billion | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 380.20 billion | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 392.71 billion | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 311.33 billion | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 267.46 billion | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 361.29 billion | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 319.24 billion | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 314.14 billion | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 423.90 billion | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 485.29 billion | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 537.73 billion | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 631.06 billion | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 711.98 billion | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 813.63 billion | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 771.21 billion | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 829.96 billion | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 832.90 billion | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 935.86 billion | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 trillion | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 1.36 trillion | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 1.45 trillion | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.60 trillion | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.78 trillion | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.70 billion | 14.34 billion | 36.47 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.68 billion | 39.48 billion | 186.28 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 365.87 billion | 210.99 billion | 451.87 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 379.33 billion | 267.46 billion | 537.73 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 950.16 billion | 631.06 billion | 1.45 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 trillion | 1.60 trillion | 1.78 trillion | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0725 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 132.64 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 133.26 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 133.26 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 135.33 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money in Cameroon?
- Money in Cameroon was 1.78 trillion in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 trillion in 2011.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.34 billion in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for money?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2011.
- Is money rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.2%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.