Cameroon's broad money (current LCU) was 4.75 trillion in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 134.82% from 2.02 trillion in 2008 (8.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.75 trillion | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 3.06 trillion | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.02 trillion | 2008 |
| Highest | 4.75 trillion | 2018 |
| Lowest | 14.97 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2009 | 3.33 trillion | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 14.97 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Cameroon's broad money (current LCU) rose 13.9% on 2017 (from 4.17 trillion to 4.75 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +6.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 38.1% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.3% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 268.66 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 5.27 trillion for 2021. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2016 to 2018 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 213.65 billion, against 525.43 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 59 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,751,923,000,000 |
| 2017 | 4,170,627,000,000 |
| 2016 | 3,955,740,000,000 |
| 2015 | 3,767,336,000,000 |
| 2014 | 3,462,532,000,000 |
| 2013 | 3,057,606,000,000 |
| 2012 | 2,743,594,000,000 |
| 2011 | 2,745,211,000,000 |
| 2010 | 2,492,692,000,000 |
| 2009 | 2,190,264,000,000 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
- Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
- Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 2.64 trillion (2023)
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 broad money (current LCU)?
- 4.75 trillion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 31,652% from 14.97 billion in 1960 (10.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.75 trillion in 2018 and the lowest 14.97 billion in 1960.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2018, Cameroon's broad money (current LCU) rose 13.9% on 2017 (from 4.17 trillion to 4.75 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +6.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, 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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