Cameroon's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) was US$501.29 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,785% from US$26.59 million in 2014 (34.13% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$501.29 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$39.58 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$26.59 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$501.29 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$68.26 million | 2021 |
| Average since 2015 | US$80.08 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$10 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Cameroon's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$492.5 million on 2023 (from US$8.79 million to US$501.29 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.68 million and a typical year strayed about US$61.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$492.5 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$171.48 million in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 87 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | US$501.29 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$7.59 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2024 ranking
- El Salvador — 7th of 87: US$988.56 million
- Ecuador — 8th of 87: US$944.87 million
- Mexico — 9th of 87: US$926.62 million
- Benin — 11th of 87: US$461.66 million
- Côte d'Ivoire — 12th of 87: US$375.4 million
- Tanzania — 13th of 87: US$243.88 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 501,291,000 |
| 2023 | 8,792,000 |
| 2022 | 28,230,000 |
| 2021 | -68,255,000 |
| 2020 | -51,281,000 |
| 2019 | 39,579,000 |
| 2018 | 211,062,000 |
| 2017 | 65,721,000 |
| 2016 | -13,493,000 |
| 2015 | 79,108,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$1.26 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$461.66 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$3.85 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — US$0 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$375.4 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$0 (2024)
- Ethiopia — US$8.86 million (2024)
- Gabon — −US$24.12 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)?
- US$501.29 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 4,913% from US$10 million in 1974 (8.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$501.29 million in 2024 and the lowest −US$68.26 million in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 10th highest of 87 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2024, Cameroon's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$492.5 million on 2023 (from US$8.79 million to US$501.29 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.68 million and a typical year strayed about US$61.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PCBK.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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