Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) was 133.26 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 133.26 SDR per person for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 139.59 SDR per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4977 SDR per person, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 153rd 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.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold 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 | 4.74 SDR per person | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 5.33 SDR per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 12.98 SDR per person | +143.4% |
| 1980 | 19.01 SDR per person | +46.4% |
| 1981 | 9.45 SDR per person | -50.3% |
| 1982 | 8.11 SDR per person | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 17.66 SDR per person | +117.7% |
| 1984 | 6.79 SDR per person | -61.5% |
| 1985 | 13.27 SDR per person | +95.3% |
| 1986 | 5.75 SDR per person | -56.7% |
| 1987 | 5.32 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 13.09 SDR per person | +145.9% |
| 1989 | 6.36 SDR per person | -51.4% |
| 1990 | 2.3 SDR per person | -63.8% |
| 1991 | 3.21 SDR per person | +39.7% |
| 1992 | 1.84 SDR per person | -42.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8341 SDR per person | -54.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7409 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7919 SDR per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7171 SDR per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5141 SDR per person | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4977 SDR per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6582 SDR per person | +32.3% |
| 2000 | 11.33 SDR per person | +1622.0% |
| 2001 | 17.68 SDR per person | +56.0% |
| 2002 | 29.93 SDR per person | +69.3% |
| 2003 | 27.16 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 32.66 SDR per person | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 39.53 SDR per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 65.72 SDR per person | +66.3% |
| 2007 | 102.78 SDR per person | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 108.81 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 122.66 SDR per person | +12.7% |
| 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 319.12 SDR per person, 42% 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold 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 | +1622.0% | 0.6582 SDR per person | 11.33 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 | 7.5 SDR per person | 3.33 SDR per person | 12.98 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.48 SDR per person | 5.32 SDR per person | 19.01 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 SDR per person | 0.4977 SDR per person | 3.21 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.83 SDR per person | 11.33 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cameroon?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cameroon was 133.26 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 139.59 SDR per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4977 SDR per person in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.