Import price index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Import price index was 191.16 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Import price index in Cameroon, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in goods and services 2000=100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import price index in Cameroon is 191.16 goods and services 2000=100, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import price index in Cameroon peaked at 205.25 goods and services 2000=100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 43.5 goods and services 2000=100, in 1965.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.27 goods and services 2000=100 | 43.5 goods and services 2000=100 | 53.12 goods and services 2000=100 | 5 |
| 1970s | 99.41 goods and services 2000=100 | 50.62 goods and services 2000=100 | 175.83 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 150.12 goods and services 2000=100 | 117.86 goods and services 2000=100 | 197.61 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.56 goods and services 2000=100 | 88.31 goods and services 2000=100 | 170.81 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.58 goods and services 2000=100 | 100 goods and services 2000=100 | 205.25 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.42 goods and services 2000=100 | 161.68 goods and services 2000=100 | 191.16 goods and services 2000=100 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Botswana 203.46 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 14 Senegal 201.43 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 15 Morocco 193.21 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 17 South Africa 191.07 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 18 Mali 186.73 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 19 Zambia 181.69 goods and services 2000=100 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 140.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.4354 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 41.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 81,670 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0013 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 764.54 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import price index in Cameroon?
- Import price index in Cameroon was 191.16 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest import price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 205.25 goods and services 2000=100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5 goods and services 2000=100 in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for import price index?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import price index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Import price index (goods and services 2000=100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The imports price index is derived by dividing the national accounts exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars by imports of goods and services in constant 2000 U.S. dollars, with 2000 equaling 100.