Reserve assets in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserve assets was 5.14 billion US dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 5.14 billion US dollar for reserve assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Cameroon peaked at 5.19 billion US dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.26 billion US dollar, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 99th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserve assets in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.43 billion US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 3.51 billion US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.20 billion US dollar | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 3.57 billion US dollar | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 2.26 billion US dollar | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 3.24 billion US dollar | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 3.50 billion US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.77 billion US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 4.02 billion US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.35 billion US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 5.19 billion US dollar | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 4.94 billion US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.14 billion US dollar | +4.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.14 billion US dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.74 billion US dollar, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.14 billion US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.64 billion US dollar, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -36.7% | 3.57 billion US dollar | 2.26 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.31 billion US dollar | 2.26 billion US dollar | 3.77 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.73 billion US dollar | 4.02 billion US dollar | 5.19 billion US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 96 Tanzania 5.78 billion US dollar compare
- 97 Zambia 5.70 billion US dollar compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 5.37 billion US dollar compare
- 100 Armenia 5.09 billion US dollar compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 4.92 billion US dollar compare
- 102 El Salvador 4.81 billion US dollar 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 reserve assets in Cameroon?
- Reserve assets in Cameroon was 5.14 billion US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 billion US dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 billion US dollar in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserve assets?
- Cameroon ranks 99th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.