Cameroon international reserves
No recent data: not rankedSub-Saharan Africa
Total reserves
$5.1B
Data for December 2024
1-month change
—
12-month change
+3.7%
High since 2000
$5.5B
April 2023
Monthly history (IMF)
$5.1 billion
December 2024+45,918.2% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of December 2024.
- Foreign exchange$5.0B · 99.5%
- SDRs$22M · 0.4%
- IMF reserve position$2M · 0.0%
Gold
Cameroon does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 169
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
8.6%
Months of imports covered
5.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.