Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 803.37 million US dollar in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon is 803.37 million US dollar, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon peaked at 1.90 billion US dollar in 2019 and was at its lowest, 547.14 million US dollar, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 549.71 million US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 888.54 million US dollar | +61.6% |
| 2014 | 827.31 million US dollar | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 886.26 million US dollar | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 921.60 million US dollar | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.76 billion US dollar | +90.6% |
| 2018 | 1.55 billion US dollar | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.90 billion US dollar | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 815.55 million US dollar | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 873.41 million US dollar | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 692.66 million US dollar | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 547.14 million US dollar | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 803.37 million US dollar | +46.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 803.37 million US dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 986.19 million US dollar, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 803.37 million US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 799.10 million US dollar, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.16 billion US dollar | 549.71 million US dollar | 1.90 billion US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 746.43 million US dollar | 547.14 million US dollar | 873.41 million US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 114 Moldova 872.08 million US dollar compare
- 115 Venezuela 842.00 million US dollar compare
- 116 Rwanda 834.90 million US dollar compare
- 118 North Macedonia 798.82 million US dollar compare
- 119 Seychelles 794.82 million US dollar compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 787.71 million US dollar compare
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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Cameroon was 803.37 million US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion US dollar in 2019.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 547.14 million US dollar in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.