Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon is 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Cameroon peaked at 0.1431 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.061 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 105th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0781 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.0756 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0617 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1015 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1268 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1431 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0885 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0786 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1268 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1431 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 102 Liberia 0.0824 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Slovakia 0.0807 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Togo 0.0796 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Vanuatu 0.0764 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Georgia 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Indonesia 0.0734 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1431 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Cameroon ranks 105th 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 27.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.