Cameroon Inflation Rate 1969-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Cameroon inflation rate for 2023 was 7.38%, a 1.14% increase from 2022.
  • Cameroon inflation rate for 2022 was 6.25%, a 3.98% increase from 2021.
  • Cameroon inflation rate for 2021 was 2.27%, a 0.17% decline from 2020.
  • Cameroon inflation rate for 2020 was 2.44%, a 0.02% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Ghana 38.11%
Egypt 33.88%
Lao PDR 31.23%
Pakistan 30.77%
Nigeria 24.66%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.26%
Sri Lanka 16.54%
Angola 13.64%
Moldova 13.42%
Ukraine 12.85%
Zambia 10.88%
Kyrgyz Republic 10.75%
Mongolia 10.35%
Bangladesh 9.88%
Tunisia 9.33%
Nicaragua 8.39%
Kenya 7.67%
Cameroon 7.38%
Honduras 6.66%
Lesotho 6.34%
Morocco 6.09%
Philippines 5.98%
Solomon Islands 5.89%
West Bank and Gaza 5.87%
India 5.65%
Mauritania 4.95%
Kosovo 4.94%
Republic of Congo 4.30%
Bhutan 4.23%
El Salvador 4.05%
Indonesia 3.67%
Vietnam 3.25%
Bolivia 2.58%
Georgia 2.49%
Papua New Guinea 2.30%
Cambodia 2.13%
Djibouti 1.50%
Cameroon Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 7.38% 1.14%
2022 6.25% 3.98%
2021 2.27% -0.17%
2020 2.44% -0.02%
2019 2.45% 1.38%
2018 1.07% 0.43%
2017 0.64% -0.23%
2016 0.87% -1.80%
2015 2.68% 0.82%
2014 1.85% -0.20%
2013 2.05% -0.69%
2012 2.74% -0.20%
2011 2.94% 1.66%
2010 1.28% -1.77%
2009 3.04% -2.29%
2008 5.34% 4.42%
2007 0.92% -4.20%
2006 5.12% 3.10%
2005 2.01% 1.78%
2004 0.23% -0.39%
2003 0.62% -2.21%
2002 2.83% -1.59%
2001 4.42% 3.19%
2000 1.23% -0.64%
1999 1.87% -1.30%
1998 3.17% -1.62%
1997 4.79% 0.86%
1996 3.92% -5.15%
1995 9.07% -26.02%
1994 35.09% 38.30%
1993 -3.21% -3.19%
1992 -0.02% -0.08%
1991 0.06% -1.04%
1990 1.10% 2.76%
1989 -1.67% -3.35%
1988 1.68% -11.46%
1987 13.14% 5.37%
1986 7.77% -0.74%
1985 8.51% -2.86%
1984 11.37% -5.26%
1983 16.63% 3.37%
1982 13.26% 2.53%
1981 10.73% 1.18%
1980 9.55% 2.97%
1979 6.58% -5.88%
1978 12.46% -2.24%
1977 14.70% 4.77%
1976 9.93% -3.62%
1975 13.55% -3.68%
1974 17.23% 6.85%
1973 10.38% 2.29%
1972 8.09% 4.08%
1971 4.01% -1.84%
1970 5.86% 6.96%
1969 -1.10% 6.96%