Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults was 5.15 per 100,000 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon is 5.15 per 100,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 176.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 5.15 per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3343 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3343 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.6179 per 100,000 people | +84.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7121 per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9185 per 100,000 people | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 per 100,000 people | +36.7% |
| 2009 | 1.59 per 100,000 people | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 1.86 per 100,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 per 100,000 people | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 2.67 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.26 per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 3.68 per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 4.03 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.37 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.46 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.91 per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.15 per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.15 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.01 per 100,000 people, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.15 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.93 per 100,000 people, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.8% | 0.3343 per 100,000 people | 0.6179 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9048 per 100,000 people | 0.3343 per 100,000 people | 1.59 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.64 per 100,000 people | 1.86 per 100,000 people | 4.91 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 per 100,000 people | 5.15 per 100,000 people | 5.15 per 100,000 people | 1 |
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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 number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Cameroon was 5.15 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3343 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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