Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Cameroon, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Cameroon stood at 12.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Cameroon peaked at 15.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.1% | — |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 12.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 15.8% | 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Cameroon?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Cameroon was 12.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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