Cameroon - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1969 - 2022
Cameroon's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 6.25%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).
Definition
The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.- Cameroon's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 6.248%, a 175.00% increase from 2021, with a +3 difference.
- In 2021 it was 2.272%, a -6.80% increase from 2020, with a -1 difference.
- In 2020 it was 2.438%, a -0.62% increase from 2019.
- In 2019 it was 2.453%, a 129.48% increase from 2018.
- In 2018 it was 1.069%, a 66.90% increase from 2017.
Measure: Percent
Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values
The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Cameroon is currently 5.6266% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of -3.2066% in 1993 and a highest value of 35.0945% in 1994.
Cameroon's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Average Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -1.102% | |
| 1970 | 5.858% | 631.78% |
| 1971 | 4.014% | -31.48% |
| 1972 | 8.093% | 101.62% |
| 1973 | 10.385% | 28.32% |
| 1974 | 17.233% | 65.94% |
| 1975 | 13.553% | -21.35% |
| 1976 | 9.931% | -26.73% |
| 1977 | 14.698% | 48.01% |
| 1978 | 12.463% | -15.21% |
| 1979 | 6.581% | -47.20% |
| 1980 | 9.552% | 45.15% |
| 1981 | 10.728% | 12.31% |
| 1982 | 13.257% | 23.58% |
| 1983 | 16.631% | 25.45% |
| 1984 | 11.373% | -31.61% |
| 1985 | 8.508% | -25.19% |
| 1986 | 7.77% | -8.68% |
| 1987 | 13.14% | 69.12% |
| 1988 | 1.682% | -87.20% |
| 1989 | -1.666% | -199.00% |
| 1990 | 1.099% | 166.01% |
| 1991 | 0.06% | -94.54% |
| 1992 | -0.016% | -126.74% |
| 1993 | -3.207% | -19,872.25% |
| 1994 | 35.094% | 1,194.46% |
| 1995 | 9.07% | -74.16% |
| 1996 | 3.924% | -56.73% |
| 1997 | 4.786% | 21.97% |
| 1998 | 3.171% | -33.75% |
| 1999 | 1.872% | -40.97% |
| 2000 | 1.227% | -34.44% |
| 2001 | 4.42% | 260.15% |
| 2002 | 2.834% | -35.87% |
| 2003 | 0.623% | -78.01% |
| 2004 | 0.234% | -62.51% |
| 2005 | 2.014% | 761.79% |
| 2006 | 5.118% | 154.16% |
| 2007 | 0.921% | -82.00% |
| 2008 | 5.338% | 479.31% |
| 2009 | 3.044% | -42.98% |
| 2010 | 1.275% | -58.10% |
| 2011 | 2.94% | 130.50% |
| 2012 | 2.735% | -6.95% |
| 2013 | 2.05% | -25.04% |
| 2014 | 1.855% | -9.53% |
| 2015 | 2.676% | 44.28% |
| 2016 | 0.874% | -67.34% |
| 2017 | 0.64% | -26.74% |
| 2018 | 1.069% | 66.90% |
| 2019 | 2.453% | 129.48% |
| 2020 | 2.438% | -0.62% |
| 2021 | 2.272% | -6.80% |
| 2022 | 6.248% | 175.00% |
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Comparison with Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Among countries in the same World Bank Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, Cameroon comes in 30th with 6.248% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same region, Senegal comes in 20th with 9.697%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Mauritania comes in 21st with 9.525%.
- Guinea-Bissau comes in 22nd with 9.394%.
- Seychelles comes in 23rd with 8.277%.
- Lesotho comes in 24th with 8.272%.
- Madagascar comes in 25th with 8.161%.
- Togo comes in 26th with 7.968%.
- Kenya comes in 27th with 7.657%.
- Uganda comes in 28th with 7.196%.
- South Africa comes in 29th with 7.04%.
- Namibia comes in 31st with 6.081%.
- Chad comes in 32nd with 5.788%.
- Central African Republic comes in 33rd with 5.583%.
- Cote d'Ivoire comes in 34th with 5.276%.
- Equatorial Guinea comes in 35th with 4.787%.
- Tanzania comes in 36th with 4.35%.
- Gabon comes in 37th with 4.231%.
- Niger comes in 38th with 4.226%.
- Mali comes in 39th with 3.926%.
- And Congo, Rep. comes in 40th with 3.043%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 138.81% | 2022 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.70% | 2022 |
| 3 | Ghana | 31.26% | 2022 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 27.21% | 2022 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 26.84% | 2021 |
| 6 | Angola | 25.75% | 2021 |
| 7 | Liberia | 23.56% | 2018 |
| 8 | Malawi | 20.95% | 2022 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 18.85% | 2022 |
| 10 | Burundi | 18.80% | 2022 |
Comparison with Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Among countries in the same World Bank Lower middle income (LMI) group, Cameroon comes in 32nd with 6.248% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same income group, Mauritania comes in 22nd with 9.525%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Algeria comes in 23rd with 9.266%.
- Honduras comes in 24th with 9.09%.
- Myanmar comes in 25th with 8.825%.
- Tunisia comes in 26th with 8.306%.
- Lesotho comes in 27th with 8.272%.
- Bangladesh comes in 28th with 7.697%.
- Kenya comes in 29th with 7.657%.
- India comes in 30th with 6.699%.
- Morocco comes in 31st with 6.657%.
- Tajikistan comes in 33rd with 6.005%.
- Philippines comes in 34th with 5.821%.
- Bhutan comes in 35th with 5.639%.
- Solomon Islands comes in 36th with 5.518%.
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. comes in 37th with 5.409%.
- Cambodia comes in 38th with 5.344%.
- Cote d'Ivoire comes in 39th with 5.276%.
- Djibouti comes in 40th with 5.18%.
- Papua New Guinea comes in 41st with 4.484%.
- And Tanzania comes in 42nd with 4.35%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 154.756% | 2021 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.705% | 2022 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 49.721% | 2022 |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 43.389% | 2021 |
| 5 | Haiti | 33.984% | 2022 |
| 6 | Ghana | 31.256% | 2022 |
| 7 | Angola | 25.754% | 2021 |
| 8 | Lao PDR | 22.956% | 2022 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 20.184% | 2022 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 19.874% | 2022 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 18.847% | 2022 |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.006% | 2022 |
| 13 | Mongolia | 15.148% | 2022 |
| 14 | Kyrgyz Republic | 13.923% | 2022 |