SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.5318 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5318 units per person for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 8.13 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.4744 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 units per person | +116.4% |
| 1972 | 1.54 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.46 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.37 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.16 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8658 units per person | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4031 units per person | -53.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | -99.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0261 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.1816 units per person | +596.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0673 units per person | -63.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6575 units per person | +877.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4313 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2803 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0174 units per person | -93.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 units per person | -89.2% |
| 1989 | 0.02 units per person | +968.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0397 units per person | +98.6% |
| 1991 | 0.333 units per person | +738.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 units per person | -95.0% |
| 1993 | 0.005 units per person | -69.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 units per person | -50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 units per person | +304.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -98.5% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +708.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1309 units per person | +13329.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3978 units per person | +204.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.055 units per person | +5606.8% |
| 2003 | 0.061 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.026 units per person | -57.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0874 units per person | +235.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1754 units per person | +100.8% |
| 2007 | 0.168 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1594 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 8.13 units per person | +5003.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 units per person | -89.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8022 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7334 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7082 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6872 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6657 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6461 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6329 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6159 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5942 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.12 units per person | +1267.1% |
| 2022 | 4.62 units per person | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 units per person | -77.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5767 units per person | -43.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5318 units per person | -7.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.5318 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.5318 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +13329.7% | 0.001 units per person | 0.1309 units per person |
| 2002 | +5606.8% | 0.001 units per person | 0.055 units per person |
| 2009 | +5003.2% | 0.1594 units per person | 8.13 units per person |
| 2021 | +1267.1% | 0.5942 units per person | 8.12 units per person |
| 1989 | +968.2% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.02 units per person |
| 1984 | +877.3% | 0.0673 units per person | 0.6575 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9796 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 1.54 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1683 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6575 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0539 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.333 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9264 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 8.13 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6988 units per person | 0.6006 units per person | 0.8959 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 units per person | 0.5318 units per person | 8.12 units per person | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 30.72 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cameroon was 0.5318 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.13 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.