Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita was 0.055 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.055 units per person for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.54 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 158th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.3406 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.3331 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3598 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3848 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4081 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4297 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.07 units per person | +149.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.01 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9862 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.4331 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.7755 units per person | +79.1% |
| 1980 | 1.41 units per person | +82.4% |
| 1981 | 1.37 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.54 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7813 units per person | -49.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0211 units per person | -97.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0205 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0206 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.02 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0274 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0275 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0298 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0316 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0347 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0346 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0352 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0369 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0399 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0392 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.041 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.041 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0436 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0443 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0444 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0445 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.045 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.044 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0433 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0409 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0503 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.049 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0477 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0465 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.055 units per person | +18.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.055 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.28 units per person, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.055 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.11 units per person, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +149.0% | 0.4297 units per person | 1.07 units per person |
| 1974 | -100.0% | 0.9862 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1984 | -97.3% | 0.7813 units per person | 0.0211 units per person |
| 1980 | +82.4% | 0.7755 units per person | 1.41 units per person |
| 1979 | +79.1% | 0.4331 units per person | 0.7755 units per person |
| 1983 | -49.3% | 1.54 units per person | 0.7813 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2256 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.4297 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.532 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5222 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 1.54 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0268 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.04 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0441 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 units per person | 0.0421 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | 0.055 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 155 Central African Republic 0.0936 units per person compare
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 0.0663 units per person compare
- 157 Ethiopia 0.0554 units per person compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0543 units per person compare
- 160 Armenia 0.0486 units per person compare
- 161 Namibia 0.0484 units per person 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 tranche position, sdr, per capita in Cameroon?
- Reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in Cameroon was 0.055 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve tranche position, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve tranche position, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
About this data
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.