Financial Sector in Cameroon

396 indicators covering financial sector for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records -428.65 million 2023 down 476.8% 162nd
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using -215.92 million 2023 down 50.9% 130th
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -969.44 million 2023 down 57.6% 108th
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 891.59 million 2023 up 192.8% 73rd
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -545.09 million 2023 up 12.1% 127th
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 9.92 billion 2023 up 13.4% 124th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.02 billion 2023 down 79.0% 152nd
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -1.40 billion 2023 down 607.4% 115th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 6.34 billion 2023 up 4.3% 113th
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 212.76 million 2023 up 26.8% 137th
Services, Credit/Revenue 2.01 billion 2023 up 3.2% 114th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets -585.35 million 2023 down 372.6% 172nd
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 1.35 billion 2023 up 144.2% 110th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 78.46 million US dollar 2024 up 117.1% 95th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 30,744 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 87.7% 147th
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 282.29 million 2023 up 189.7% 42nd
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 282.53 million 2023 up 190.0% 62nd
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 5.03 billion US dollar 2024 up 60.1% 44th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 531.38 million 2023 up 980.0% 75th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 399.21 million US dollar 2024 up 265.4% 91st
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets -79.51 million 2023 up 49.5% 176th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 372.64 million US dollar 2024 down 19.7% 77th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 14.41 billion 2023 up 86.1% 100th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 10,442 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 40.7% 140th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 10,224 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 40.2% 133rd
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 82.41 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 66.9% 140th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 81.7% 2018 down 17.5% 122nd
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 813.8 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 151st
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 49.21 million 2024 down 27.0% 102nd
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 3.42 million 2024 down 91.8% 152nd
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 82.64 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 67.2% 134th
Real effective exchange rate index 112.93 2010 = 100 2025 up 20.8% 31st
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 399.21 million US dollar 2024 up 265.4% 85th
Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 1.08 trillion Domestic currency 2018 up 139.0% 33rd
Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 120.70 billion 2011 up 45.5% 22nd
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.6% 2020 up 7.2% 117th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 0.5% 2019 down 93.3% 135th
Broad Money 4.75 trillion Domestic currency 2018 up 134.8% 49th
Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2018 5th
Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2016 15th
Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2016 10th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 3.4% 2021 up 44.9% 125th
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 304,088 US dollar 2024 down 99.3% 101st
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.3% 2020 up 21.4% 106th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 386.01 million US dollar 2024 up 253.3% 78th
Bank concentration 76.5% 2020 up 23.1% 71st
Bank Z-score 10.59 2020 up 9.8% 119th
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 35.9% 2020 down 14.6% 87th
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 18.42 million US dollar 2024 down 77.8% 85th
Bank noninterest income to total income 46.2% 2020 up 33.9% 46th
Bank cost to income ratio 49.7% 2020 down 20.5% 114th
Bank return on assets 2.0% 2020 up 23.7% 36th
Bank return on assets 1.4% 2020 up 93.0% 51st
Bank return on equity 25.6% 2020 down 19.1% 17th
Bank return on equity 17.2% 2020 down 6.7% 23rd
Bank overhead costs to total assets 3.1% 2020 down 30.3% 51st
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 372.63 million US dollar 2024 down 19.7% 59th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 6,335 US dollar 2024 105th
Bank net interest margin 3.1% 2020 down 40.1% 81st
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 12.9% 2023 up 25.2% 19th