International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Cameroon

International reserves in Cameroon in 2024 — 5,061,511,550 US$. Ranked 96 in the world out of 164. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26,207.2%.

2024 5.06B US$ +3.68% vs 2023
World rank 96of 164
Period maximum 5.13B US$2022
Period minimum 9.56M US$1997

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

International reserves — Cameroon, 1960–202402B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 19,240,000 US$1962: 27,710,000 US$1964: 35,890,000 US$1966: 33,700,000 US$1968: 40,850,759 US$1970: 80,807,414 US$1972: 43,637,854 US$1974: 78,527,122 US$1976: 43,803,726 US$1978: 55,673,756 US$1980: 206,367,218 US$1982: 80,796,978 US$1984: 63,101,789 US$1986: 70,742,510 US$1988: 188,154,481 US$1990: 37,075,059 US$1992: 30,352,645 US$1994: 13,740,920 US$1996: 13,833,209 US$1998: 9,911,701 US$2000: 220,219,413 US$2002: 639,930,327 US$2004: 842,430,190 US$2006: 1,735,263,262 US$2008: 3,112,861,315 US$2010: 3,642,642,766 US$2012: 3,380,703,262 US$2014: 3,168,216,856 US$2016: 2,225,708,778 US$2018: 3,459,329,761 US$2020: 3,961,753,887 US$2022: 5,133,480,338 US$2024: 5,061,511,550 US$
Change over the period: +5.04B (+26,207.23%) Average annual rate: 9.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 5.06B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 187B US$
Middle Africa computed 23.87B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.28T US$
International reserves — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 5.06B +179M +3.68%
2023 4.88B −251M −4.9%
2022 5.13B +834M +19.39%
2021 4.3B +338M +8.53%
2020 3.96B +242M +6.49%
2019 3.72B +261M +7.54%
2018 3.46B +263M +8.21%
2017 3.2B +971M +43.63%
2016 2.23B −1.31B −37.06%
2015 3.54B +368M +11.62%
2014 3.17B −304M −8.75%
2013 3.47B +91.3M +2.7%
2012 3.38B +182M +5.69%
2011 3.2B −444M −12.19%
2010 3.64B −32.88M −0.89%
2009 3.68B +563M +18.08%
2008 3.11B +181M +6.18%
2007 2.93B +1.2B +68.95%
2006 1.74B +771M +79.87%
2005 965M +122M +14.52%
2004 842M +190M +29.18%
2003 652M +12.2M +1.91%
2002 640M +300M +88.15%
2001 340M +120M +54.44%
2000 220M +207M +1,578.25%
1999 13.12M +3.21M +32.39%
1998 9.91M +356,311 +3.73%
1997 9.56M −4.28M −30.92%
1996 13.83M −1.54M −10.01%
1995 15.37M +1.63M +11.87%
1994 13.74M −411,161 −2.91%
1993 14.15M −16.2M −53.37%
1992 30.35M −23.28M −43.4%
1991 53.63M +16.55M +44.65%
1990 37.08M −54.82M −59.65%
1989 91.89M −96.26M −51.16%
1988 188M +110M +140.35%
1987 78.28M +7.54M +10.66%
1986 70.74M −71.53M −50.28%
1985 142M +79.17M +125.47%
1984 63.1M −107M −62.97%
1983 170M +89.62M +110.92%
1982 80.8M −16.2M −16.7%
1981 96.99M −109M −53%
1980 206M +65.46M +46.46%
1979 141M +85.23M +153.09%
1978 55.67M +10.81M +24.1%
1977 44.86M +1.06M +2.42%
1976 43.8M +14.98M +51.95%
1975 28.83M −49.7M −63.29%
1974 78.53M +27.37M +53.51%
1973 51.15M +7.52M +17.22%
1972 43.64M −29.97M −40.71%
1971 73.6M −7.2M −8.92%
1970 80.81M +32.72M +68.05%
1969 48.09M +7.23M +17.71%
1968 40.85M +16.5M +67.76%
1967 24.35M −9.35M −27.74%
1966 33.7M +7M +26.22%
1965 26.7M −9.19M −25.61%
1964 35.89M +1.01M +2.9%
1963 34.88M +7.17M +25.88%
1962 27.71M +7.41M +36.5%
1961 20.3M +1.06M +5.51%
1960 19.24M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.