Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Cameroon
Cameroon: Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations was 6.89 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Cameroon, 2002–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Cameroon is 6.89, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Cameroon peaked at 21.17 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.0589, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 101st of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.17 | — |
| 2003 | 1.95 | -90.8% |
| 2004 | 7.45 | +282.6% |
| 2005 | 5.65 | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 8.13 | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 14.87 | +83.0% |
| 2008 | 13.95 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 8.23 | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 13.81 | +67.7% |
| 2011 | 10.13 | -26.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0589 | -100.6% |
| 2013 | 11.45 | -19530.9% |
| 2014 | 13.24 | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8 | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 5 | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 5.43 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 13.95 | +156.7% |
| 2019 | 6.89 | -50.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.11, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.98, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +19530.9% | -0.0589 | 11.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.18 | 1.95 | 21.17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.86 | -0.0589 | 13.95 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More external debt data for Cameroon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 259.13 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.8215 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 65.95 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0064 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 370.22 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.27 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 14.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 14.56 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Cameroon?
- Liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Cameroon was 6.89 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.17 in 2002.
- What is the lowest liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0589 in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations?
- Cameroon ranks 101st out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations (Percent change, corresponding period, previous year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Depository Corporations dataset consolidates central bank and other depository corporations balance sheets to analyze broad money and depository corporations' financial linkages with other economic sectors and nonresidents.