Annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 4.5% in 2024. β Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon stood at 4.5%.
The figure is down 38.6% on the previous year and up 144.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon peaked at 7.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 5 |
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More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Cameroon was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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