Cameroon's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) was 22.79% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.61 percentage points from 38.4% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22.79% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 27.92% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 38.4% | 2009 |
| Highest | 45.45% | 2007 |
| Lowest | 17.72% | 2016 |
| Average since 2010 | 26.77% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 20.33% | 2001 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Cameroon's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 2.17 percentage points on 2018 (from 20.62% to 22.79%).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.52 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.42 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.19 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22.79% | 2019 |
| World | 16.73% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.02% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 16.73% | 2025 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2019 ranking
What this measures
Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 19 values
| Year | Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.79 |
| 2018 | 20.62 |
| 2017 | 18.83 |
| 2016 | 17.72 |
| 2015 | 23.06 |
| 2014 | 27.92 |
| 2013 | 27.9 |
| 2012 | 36.51 |
| 2011 | 31.93 |
| 2010 | 40.38 |
| 2009 |
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) in nearby economies
- Angola — 36.53% (2025)
- Benin — 6.48% (2025)
- Botswana — 5.18% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 10.7% (2025)
- Burundi — 13.96% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 44.54% (2025)
- Central African Republic — 12.22% (2022)
- Chad — 15.45% (2021)
- Comoros — 47.03% (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 129.49 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.83% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 14.06% (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 4.4 trillion (2019)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2.35 trillion (2019)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 14.09% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 3.69% (2019)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)?
- 22.79% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 2.46 percentage points from 20.33% in 2001. The highest value was 45.45% in 2007 and the lowest 17.72% in 2016.
- Is the latest change in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2019, Cameroon's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 2.17 percentage points on 2018 (from 20.62% to 22.79%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FD.RES.LIQU.AS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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