Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 178.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to short term liabilities in Cameroon is 178.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Cameroon peaked at 189.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 127.6%, in 2013.
That places Cameroon 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 177.8% | — |
| 2011 | 164.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 161.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 127.6% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 139.5% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 147.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 148.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 149.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 162.4% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 164.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 182.4% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 189.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 187.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 178.1% | -5.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 178.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 3.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 178.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 154.3% | 127.6% | 177.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.3% | 178.1% | 189.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 199.1% compare
- 6 Congo 195.0% compare
- 7 United States 187.7% compare
- 9 Gabon 176.7% compare
- 10 Fiji 161.8% compare
- 11 Central African Republic 146.1% compare
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 liquid assets to short term liabilities in Cameroon?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Cameroon was 178.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 189.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.6% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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