Cameroon: Financial development

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 Cameroon

Financial development

 Latest value 0.101
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.075
 Min - Max 0.046 - 0.101
 Source International Monetary Fund
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2021 is 0.101 index points, an increase from 0.085 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 1980 to 2021 is 0.075 index points. The minimum value, 0.046 index points, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 0.101 index points was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Cameroon: Financial development
 2021 0.101
 2020 0.085
 2019 0.090
 2018 0.088
 2017 0.087
 2016 0.081
 2015 0.083
 2014 0.078




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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