Provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon
Cameroon: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 91.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon, 2010–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon is 91.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon peaked at 94.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.1% | 76.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Cameroon was 91.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.