Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 14.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Cameroon, 1963–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Cameroon stood at 14.1%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Cameroon peaked at 31.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 13.3% | — |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 14.3% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -52.6% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -52.6% | 26.4% | 12.5% |
| 1993 | -35.7% | 12.5% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 14.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 22.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 5.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 158 Guinea-Bissau 15.4% compare
- 159 Timor-Leste 15.3% compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 15.1% compare
- 162 Liberia 13.8% compare
- 163 Gabon 13.3% compare
- 164 Uganda 13.3% 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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Cameroon?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Cameroon was 14.1% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).