Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon stood at 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon peaked at 10,496 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,662 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7,099 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 7,292 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6,653 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 7,433 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 4,662 US dollar per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 6,713 US dollar per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 7,281 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 7,822 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8,330 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 8,445 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10,496 US dollar per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,103 US dollar per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,869 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,870 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,662 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,822 US dollar per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 9,374 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,330 US dollar per square kilometre | 10,496 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 11,334 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 131 Ecuador 10,682 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 132 Canada 10,288 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 134 Angola 10,096 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 135 Myanmar 8,505 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 136 Botswana 7,643 US dollar 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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cameroon was 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10,496 US dollar per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,662 US dollar per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.