Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 3.86 billion SDR in 2024. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Cameroon, 1960β2024
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 96th out of 194 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.
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
- 93 Panama 4.12 billion SDR compare
- 94 Belarus, Republic of 4.05 billion SDR compare
- 95 Lithuania 3.87 billion SDR compare
- 97 Armenia, Republic of 3.71 billion SDR compare
- 98 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.55 billion SDR compare
- 99 North Macedonia 3.53 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 172,365 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 110.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.94 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.88 billion SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
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 96th out of 194 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.