Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 141.87 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon is 141.87 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon peaked at 222.61 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.31 US dollar per person, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 113.1 US dollar per person | — |
| 2013 | 119.08 US dollar per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 100.56 US dollar per person | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 87.31 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 146.29 US dollar per person | +67.5% |
| 2017 | 189.66 US dollar per person | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 188.98 US dollar per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 190.07 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 222.61 US dollar per person | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 188.21 US dollar per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 176.47 US dollar per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 152.31 US dollar per person | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 141.87 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 141.87 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 172.33 US dollar per person, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 141.87 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.33 US dollar per person, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 141.88 US dollar per person | 87.31 US dollar per person | 190.07 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 176.29 US dollar per person | 141.87 US dollar per person | 222.61 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon was 141.87 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 222.61 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.31 US dollar per person in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.