Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 133.26 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Cameroon stood at 133.26 SDR per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 139.59 SDR per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 SDR per person, in 1997.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.73 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 3.87 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 5.19 SDR per person | +34.0% |
| 1963 | 6.39 SDR per person | +23.2% |
| 1964 | 6.43 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.68 SDR per person | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 5.77 SDR per person | +23.3% |
| 1967 | 4.07 SDR per person | -29.4% |
| 1968 | 6.67 SDR per person | +63.7% |
| 1969 | 7.65 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 12.53 SDR per person | +63.7% |
| 1971 | 10.23 SDR per person | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 5.9 SDR per person | -42.3% |
| 1973 | 6.06 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.92 SDR per person | +47.1% |
| 1975 | 3.33 SDR per person | -62.7% |
| 1976 | 4.96 SDR per person | +49.1% |
| 1977 | 4.48 SDR per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 5.01 SDR per person | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 11.58 SDR per person | +131.2% |
| 1980 | 17.4 SDR per person | +50.2% |
| 1981 | 8.3 SDR per person | -52.3% |
| 1982 | 6.75 SDR per person | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 16.49 SDR per person | +144.3% |
| 1984 | 5.8 SDR per person | -64.8% |
| 1985 | 12.35 SDR per person | +113.1% |
| 1986 | 4.8 SDR per person | -61.2% |
| 1987 | 4.33 SDR per person | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 12.23 SDR per person | +182.2% |
| 1989 | 5.52 SDR per person | -54.8% |
| 1990 | 1.58 SDR per person | -71.3% |
| 1991 | 2.58 SDR per person | +62.8% |
| 1992 | 1.23 SDR per person | -52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1444 SDR per person | -88.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1219 SDR per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1951 SDR per person | +60.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1437 SDR per person | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 SDR per person | -67.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 SDR per person | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2221 SDR per person | +242.7% |
| 2000 | 10.91 SDR per person | +4812.6% |
| 2001 | 17.25 SDR per person | +58.1% |
| 2002 | 29.45 SDR per person | +70.8% |
| 2003 | 26.64 SDR per person | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 32.15 SDR per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 38.9 SDR per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 65 SDR per person | +67.1% |
| 2007 | 101.91 SDR per person | +56.8% |
| 2008 | 107.9 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 122.66 SDR per person | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 120.26 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 102.98 SDR per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 105.7 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 105.34 SDR per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.13 SDR per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 112.11 SDR per person | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 70.59 SDR per person | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 93.03 SDR per person | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 100.27 SDR per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 105.48 SDR per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 104.95 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 114.14 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 139.59 SDR per person | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 128.25 SDR per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 133.26 SDR per person | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 133.26 SDR per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.26 SDR per person, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 133.26 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4812.6% | 0.2221 SDR per person | 10.91 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.45 SDR per person | 3.73 SDR per person | 7.65 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3 SDR per person | 3.33 SDR per person | 12.53 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4 SDR per person | 4.33 SDR per person | 17.4 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6336 SDR per person | 0.0464 SDR per person | 2.58 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.28 SDR per person | 10.91 SDR per person | 122.66 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.49 SDR per person | 70.59 SDR per person | 120.26 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.04 SDR per person | 104.95 SDR per person | 139.59 SDR 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Cameroon?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Cameroon was 133.26 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 139.59 SDR per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 SDR per person in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.