Price level index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Price level index was 34.08 GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, price level index in Cameroon stood at 34.08 GDP.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Cameroon peaked at 76.7 GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 30.93 GDP, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.41 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 58.41 GDP | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 60.09 GDP | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 76.7 GDP | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 41.99 GDP | -45.3% |
| 1995 | 48.03 GDP | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 46.21 GDP | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 42.27 GDP | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 41.79 GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 39.06 GDP | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 33.61 GDP | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 32.66 GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.89 GDP | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 41.73 GDP | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 44.75 GDP | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 43.99 GDP | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 44.06 GDP | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.05 GDP | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 51.98 GDP | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 50.76 GDP | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 48 GDP | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 50.65 GDP | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 47.36 GDP | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 48.66 GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 48.2 GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.46 GDP | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 39.75 GDP | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.71 GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.16 GDP | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.67 GDP | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 35.63 GDP | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.89 GDP | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.93 GDP | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 31.77 GDP | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 32.7 GDP | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 34.08 GDP | +4.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 34.08 GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 34.08 GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.48 GDP, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Price level index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -45.3% | 76.7 GDP | 41.99 GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.49 GDP | 39.06 GDP | 76.7 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.55 GDP | 32.66 GDP | 51.98 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.96 GDP | 36.67 GDP | 50.65 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.33 GDP | 30.93 GDP | 35.63 GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Cameroon?
- Price level index in Cameroon was 34.08 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7 GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.93 GDP in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for price level index?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.