Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP 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: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 198.54 National currency per US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 National currency per US dollar, 9.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +36.6% | 159.04 National currency per US dollar | 217.2 National currency per US dollar |
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (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