Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
71st
of 185 countries
All-time high
4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
-740,862 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon is 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, -740,862 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,235 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12,079 current LCU per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1963 | 11,720 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 14,850 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 10,831 current LCU per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1966 | 16,071 current LCU per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1967 | 8,616 current LCU per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1968 | 16,556 current LCU per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1969 | 25,271 current LCU per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1970 | 37,540 current LCU per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1971 | 31,271 current LCU per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 8,285 current LCU per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1973 | 18,312 current LCU per square kilometre | +121.0% |
| 1974 | 18,610 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | -10,236 current LCU per square kilometre | -155.0% |
| 1976 | -6,618 current LCU per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1977 | -15,096 current LCU per square kilometre | +128.1% |
| 1978 | -47,792 current LCU per square kilometre | +216.6% |
| 1979 | -1,483 current LCU per square kilometre | -96.9% |
| 1980 | -42,397 current LCU per square kilometre | +2758.4% |
| 1981 | 49,709 current LCU per square kilometre | -217.2% |
| 1982 | -66,466 current LCU per square kilometre | -233.7% |
| 1983 | 72,381 current LCU per square kilometre | -208.9% |
| 1984 | 218,864 current LCU per square kilometre | +202.4% |
| 1985 | 286,340 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1986 | -93,098 current LCU per square kilometre | -132.5% |
| 1987 | -45,649 current LCU per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 1988 | -457,471 current LCU per square kilometre | +902.2% |
| 1989 | -430,452 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | -410,004 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | -414,461 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | -393,389 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | -497,995 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1994 | -684,568 current LCU per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1995 | -740,862 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1996 | -663,098 current LCU per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1997 | -461,767 current LCU per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1998 | -478,329 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | -468,505 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -46,852 current LCU per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2001 | 230,437 current LCU per square kilometre | -591.8% |
| 2002 | 598,232 current LCU per square kilometre | +159.6% |
| 2003 | 512,029 current LCU per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 718,764 current LCU per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +111.9% |
| 2007 | 3.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 3.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 3.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 4.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -2758.4% | -1,483 current LCU per square kilometre | -42,397 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -902.2% | -45,649 current LCU per square kilometre | -457,471 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +591.8% | -46,852 current LCU per square kilometre | 230,437 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,692 current LCU per square kilometre | 7,235 current LCU per square kilometre | 25,271 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,279 current LCU per square kilometre | -47,792 current LCU per square kilometre | 37,540 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -50,824 current LCU per square kilometre | -457,471 current LCU per square kilometre | 286,340 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | -521,298 current LCU per square kilometre | -740,862 current LCU per square kilometre | -393,389 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | -46,852 current LCU per square kilometre | 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 68 Mongolia 5.61 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 69 Barbados 5.26 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 70 Antigua and Barbuda 5.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ireland 4.35 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nigeria 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 74 Belgium 4.14 million current LCU per square kilometre 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -740,862 current LCU per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.