Cameroon: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Cameroon's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) fell 11.99 on 2019 (from 133.44 to 121.45).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +7.8 and a typical year strayed about 15.68 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 50.65 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.99 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.71 a year. A straight line explains 87% 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.

Closest to Cameroon in the 2020 ranking

• Myanmar — 1st of 4: 372.63
• Haiti — 2nd of 4: 257.05
• Burundi — 4th of 4: 11.83

What this measures

Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.

Limitations: For many countries data cover the total number of deposit accounts due to lack of information on account holders.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 14 values

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Benin — 266.61 (2024)
• Botswana — 850.96 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 234.52 (2023)
• Burundi — 11.83 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1,884 (2024)
• Chad — 49.02 (2022)
• Comoros — 178.75 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 41.42 (2018)
• Congo, Rep. — 139.07 (2022)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

121.45 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 9,928% from 1.21 in 2004 (33.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 135.31 in 2018 and the lowest 1.21 in 2004.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Cameroon?

In 2020, Cameroon's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) fell 11.99 on 2019 (from 133.44 to 121.45). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +7.8 and a typical year strayed about 15.68 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.CBK.DPTR.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS 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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