SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 0.7283 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7283 units per person for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 12.75 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 170th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | 1.11 units per person | +134.9% |
| 1972 | 1.68 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1973 | 1.81 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 1.78 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.6 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.34 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.05 units per person | -21.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5252 units per person | -50.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -99.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0304 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.2004 units per person | +559.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0704 units per person | -64.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6445 units per person | +815.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4737 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3429 units per person | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 units per person | -92.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | -89.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 units per person | +943.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0565 units per person | +115.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4763 units per person | +743.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0229 units per person | -95.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per person | -69.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | -47.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 units per person | +290.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -98.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per person | +743.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1796 units per person | +12991.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5183 units per person | +188.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0748 units per person | +6073.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0907 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0404 units per person | -55.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1249 units per person | +208.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2639 units per person | +111.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2655 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2455 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 12.75 units per person | +5094.0% |
| 2010 | 1.38 units per person | -89.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.13 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9225 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8685 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9014 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8565 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8306 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8558 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.37 units per person | +1228.4% |
| 2022 | 6.15 units per person | -45.9% |
| 2023 | 1.37 units per person | -77.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7521 units per person | -45.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7283 units per person | -3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7283 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7283 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.59 units per person, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | +12991.0% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.1796 units per person |
| 2002 | +6073.5% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0748 units per person |
| 2009 | +5094.0% | 0.2455 units per person | 12.75 units per person |
| 2021 | +1228.4% | 0.8558 units per person | 11.37 units per person |
| 1989 | +943.2% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0263 units per person |
| 1984 | +815.0% | 0.0704 units per person | 0.6445 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 | 1.14 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 1.81 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1816 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.6445 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0762 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.4763 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 12.75 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 units per person | 0.8306 units per person | 1.38 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 units per person | 0.7283 units per person | 11.37 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 30.72 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Cameroon?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Cameroon was 0.7283 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, 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.
SDRs holdings, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, 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.