Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate was 15.8 cents on the dollar in 2019. ▲ Rising
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cameroon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in cents on the dollar.
Analysis
In 2019, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cameroon stood at 15.8 cents on the dollar.
That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cameroon peaked at 16 cents on the dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.2 cents on the dollar, in 2003.
That places Cameroon 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | cents on the dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.2 cents on the dollar | — |
| 2004 | 12.2 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.6 cents on the dollar | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3 cents on the dollar | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 13.3 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6 cents on the dollar | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4 cents on the dollar | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5 cents on the dollar | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8 cents on the dollar | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16 cents on the dollar | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.8 cents on the dollar | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 15.8 cents on the dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.9 cents on the dollar, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 15.8 cents on the dollar is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.9 cents on the dollar, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.73 cents on the dollar | 12.2 cents on the dollar | 13.3 cents on the dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.05 cents on the dollar | 13.6 cents on the dollar | 16 cents on the dollar | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cameroon?
- Resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Cameroon was 15.8 cents on the dollar in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16 cents on the dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 cents on the dollar in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through judicial reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal.