Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to assets ratio in Cameroon is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Cameroon peaked at 6.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
That places Cameroon 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.3% | — |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2%, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Cameroon?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Cameroon was 6.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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