Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 172.98 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon is 172.98 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon peaked at 179.56 US dollar per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.97 US dollar per person, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 161.26 US dollar per person | — |
| 2013 | 161.06 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 142.56 US dollar per person | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 154.36 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 93.97 US dollar per person | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 131.53 US dollar per person | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 138.74 US dollar per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 144.97 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 150.24 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 148.31 US dollar per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 179.56 US dollar per person | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 170.34 US dollar per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 172.98 US dollar per person | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 172.98 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 280.44 US dollar per person, 62% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 172.98 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 134.54 US dollar per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 141.06 US dollar per person | 93.97 US dollar per person | 161.26 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 164.28 US dollar per person | 148.31 US dollar per person | 179.56 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon was 172.98 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 179.56 US dollar per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.97 US dollar per person in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.