Cameroon: Return on assets
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Cameroon |
Bank return on assets, in percent |
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Latest value | 2.01 |
Year | 2020 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 2000 - 2020 |
Average | 2.06 |
Min - Max | 1.37 - 4.00 |
Source | Bankscope |
The latest value from 2020 is 2.01 percent, an increase from 1.62 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.28 percent, based on data from 150 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 2000 to 2020 is 2.06 percent. The minimum value, 1.37 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 4 percent was recorded in 2013.
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Definition: Commercial banks’ pre-tax income to yearly averaged total assets. The numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.
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