DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2021.v08i02.002

Pages: 58-68

The objective of this study is to identify the Cameroon Microfinance Institutions performance determinants. We then apply the non-parametric method DEA and the censured Tobit model on a sample of 106 Microfinance institutions (MFI) in Cameroon. The DEA model permitted us to appraise the IMF efficiency levels whereas the censured Tobit model enabled us to identify the factors influencing the performance of the considered MFI. The DEA model therefore shows that the Cameroon MFI is technically performant. However, among the factors influencing performance, we found that the size of the board of directors, the number of clients, and the location of the organization exert a positive and significant influence on the performance, while the risk portfolio exerts an influence negative but significant on it. This study higlights factors that explain the performance of microfinance institutions.