Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 3.86 billion SDR in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.86 billion SDR for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon peaked at 3.86 billion SDR in 2024 and was at its lowest, 227,738 SDR, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | SDR | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.24 million SDR | — |
| 1961 | 20.30 million SDR | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 27.71 million SDR | +36.5% |
| 1963 | 34.88 million SDR | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 33.99 million SDR | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 24.80 million SDR | -27.0% |
| 1966 | 31.60 million SDR | +27.4% |
| 1967 | 22.05 million SDR | -30.2% |
| 1968 | 38.35 million SDR | +73.9% |
| 1969 | 45.39 million SDR | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 70.85 million SDR | +56.1% |
| 1971 | 54.09 million SDR | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 22.78 million SDR | -57.9% |
| 1973 | 24.99 million SDR | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 53.67 million SDR | +114.7% |
| 1975 | 14.52 million SDR | -73.0% |
| 1976 | 28.91 million SDR | +99.2% |
| 1977 | 28.15 million SDR | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 33.43 million SDR | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 89.02 million SDR | +166.3% |
| 1980 | 136.04 million SDR | +52.8% |
| 1981 | 60.92 million SDR | -55.2% |
| 1982 | 45.40 million SDR | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 144.13 million SDR | +217.4% |
| 1984 | 48.51 million SDR | -66.3% |
| 1985 | 116.19 million SDR | +139.5% |
| 1986 | 45.23 million SDR | -61.1% |
| 1987 | 44.56 million SDR | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 130.43 million SDR | +192.7% |
| 1989 | 60.33 million SDR | -53.7% |
| 1990 | 17.28 million SDR | -71.4% |
| 1991 | 25.97 million SDR | +50.3% |
| 1992 | 14.32 million SDR | -44.8% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million SDR | -90.3% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million SDR | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.17 million SDR | +83.7% |
| 1996 | 1.45 million SDR | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 227,738 SDR | -84.3% |
| 1998 | 456,035 SDR | +100.2% |
| 1999 | 821,258 SDR | +80.1% |
| 2000 | 156.26 million SDR | +18927.4% |
| 2001 | 263.49 million SDR | +68.6% |
| 2002 | 461.70 million SDR | +75.2% |
| 2003 | 428.82 million SDR | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 532.92 million SDR | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 662.05 million SDR | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 1.14 billion SDR | +71.7% |
| 2007 | 1.84 billion SDR | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 2.00 billion SDR | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.19 billion SDR | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.35 billion SDR | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.07 billion SDR | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.18 billion SDR | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 billion SDR | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.17 billion SDR | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.54 billion SDR | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.64 billion SDR | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 billion SDR | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 2.47 billion SDR | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 2.67 billion SDR | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.73 billion SDR | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.85 billion SDR | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.73 billion SDR | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 3.61 billion SDR | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.86 billion SDR | +7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.86 billion SDR is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.65 billion SDR, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.86 billion SDR is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 857.13 million SDR, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +18927.4% | 821,258 SDR | 156.26 million SDR |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.83 million SDR | 19.24 million SDR | 45.39 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.04 million SDR | 14.52 million SDR | 89.02 million SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.17 million SDR | 44.56 million SDR | 144.13 million SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 million SDR | 227,738 SDR | 25.97 million SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 966.64 million SDR | 156.26 million SDR | 2.19 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 billion SDR | 1.64 billion SDR | 2.67 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 billion SDR | 2.73 billion SDR | 3.86 billion SDR | 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon was 3.86 billion SDR in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 billion SDR in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,738 SDR in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Cameroon ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.