Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, 2004–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.2 per 100,000 people for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2020.
That represents a change of up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon peaked at 2.24 per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4961 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4961 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.04 per 100,000 people | +109.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.17 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.26 per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.74 per 100,000 people | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 1.79 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.02 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.03 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.07 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.94 per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.24 per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2 per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.2 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 per 100,000 people, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.2 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 per 100,000 people, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of commercial bank branches 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 | +109.0% | 0.4961 per 100,000 people | 1.04 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 per 100,000 people | 0.4961 per 100,000 people | 1.35 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 2 per 100,000 people | 1.74 per 100,000 people | 2.24 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 180 Benin 2.52 per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Zambia 2.51 per 100,000 people compare
- 182 United Republic of Tanzania 2.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Uganda 2.08 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.04 per 100,000 people 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 number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Cameroon was 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4961 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Cameroon ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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