Cameroon's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 4.4 trillion in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 407.54% from 866.2 billion in 2009 (17.64% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.4 trillion | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 2.58 trillion | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 866.2 billion | 2009 |
| Highest | 4.4 trillion | 2019 |
| Lowest | 12.17 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2010 | 2.73 trillion | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 12.17 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Cameroon's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 6.8% on 2018 (from 4.12 trillion to 4.4 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 16.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 43.7% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.7% in 1992. 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 upward, about 339.17 billion a year. A straight line explains 97% 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 5.23 trillion for 2022. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2019 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 473.31 billion, against 671.61 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.
Closest to Cameroon in the 2019 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 1st of 5: 11.7 trillion
- Burundi — 3rd of 5: 2.81 trillion
- Gabon — 4th of 5: 2.41 trillion
- Mauritania — 5th of 5: 89.87 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. 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 60 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,396,359,000,000 |
| 2018 | 4,116,788,000,000 |
| 2017 | 3,366,541,000,000 |
| 2016 | 3,288,284,000,000 |
| 2015 | 2,458,529,000,000 |
| 2014 | 2,576,475,000,000 |
| 2013 | 2,261,673,000,000 |
| 2012 | 1,939,996,000,000 |
| 2011 | 1,670,701,000,000 |
| 2010 | 1,202,384,000,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.9 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 3.35 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 119.01 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 5.09 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 2.81 trillion (2019)
- Cabo Verde — 195.38 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 318.11 billion (2016)
- Chad — 1.49 trillion (2016)
- Comoros — 157.23 billion (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23.76 trillion (2023)
- Congo, 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 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 14.09% (2019)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 4.4 trillion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 36,025% from 12.17 billion in 1960 (10.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.4 trillion in 2019 and the lowest 12.17 billion in 1960.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2019, Cameroon's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 6.8% on 2018 (from 4.12 trillion to 4.4 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 16.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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.AST.DOMS.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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