Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 40.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cameroon, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cameroon stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 261.3% on the previous year and up 2,127.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cameroon peaked at 40.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +700.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +325.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -70.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +390.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -63.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +61.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +152.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +261.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 2.9% | 40.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 30 Kosovo 41.4% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.4% compare
- 32 Montenegro 41.0% compare
- 34 Peru 39.4% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 36.4% compare
- 35 Tunisia 36.4% compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cameroon?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cameroon was 40.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,127.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.