Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 198.54 National currency per US dollar in 2024. ▬ Flat
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2024, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon stood at 198.54 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon peaked at 246.7 National currency per US dollar in 1997 and was at its lowest, 159.04 National currency per US dollar, in 1992.
Cameroon ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 164.48 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 164.78 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 159.04 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 217.2 National currency per US dollar | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 233.11 National currency per US dollar | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 239.72 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 236.38 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 246.7 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 246.56 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 240.39 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 238.67 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 239.18 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 242.05 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 242 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 235.99 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 231.92 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 230.16 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 225.19 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 231.84 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 238.73 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 237.48 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 238.71 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 241.81 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 240.32 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 237.98 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 239.18 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 235.56 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 230.59 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 223.17 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 214.87 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 205.11 National currency per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 193.46 National currency per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 192.92 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 192.87 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 198.54 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.84 National currency per US dollar | 159.04 National currency per US dollar | 246.7 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 235.57 National currency per US dollar | 225.19 National currency per US dollar | 242.05 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 233.97 National currency per US dollar | 214.87 National currency per US dollar | 241.81 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.58 National currency per US dollar | 192.87 National currency per US dollar | 205.11 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 4 Netherlands 0.7468 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Chile 453.19 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Costa Rica 297.35 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Croatia 0.4767 National currency per US dollar compare
- 6 Senegal 212.04 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Estonia 0.5846 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Slovenia 0.5583 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Hungary 183.58 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Lithuania 0.5132 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 162.33 National currency per US dollar compare
- 10 Latvia 0.5047 National currency per US dollar compare
- 10 Iceland 151.37 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 76.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 150,235 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 208.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 17.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon was 198.54 National currency per US dollar in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 246.7 National currency per US dollar in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.04 National currency per US dollar in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Cameroon ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org