Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon
Cameroon: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.3% for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in 2023.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon peaked at 50.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 39th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.8% | — |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -51.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +160.8% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -58.9% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +175.1% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -63.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 12.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 11.6% | 31.8% | 4 |
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More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 (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 non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Cameroon was 12.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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