Cameroon

Inflation in Cameroon

Inflation in Cameroon: 7.7% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.5% a year
Since 1980
−4.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
71 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in CameroonInflation in Cameroon: 7.7% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.8% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 25.8% a year in 1995, the lowest -3.7% a year in 1993.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCameroon
20253.5
20244.5
20237.4
20226.3
20212.3
20202.5
20192.5
20181.1
20170.6
20160.9
20152.7
20141.9
20132.1
20122.4
20113
20101.3
20093
20085.3
20071.1
20064.9
20052
20040.3
20030.6
20022.8
20014.5
20001.2
19991.8
19983.2
19974.8
19963.9
199525.8
199414.9
1993-3.7
19921.9
1991-0.6
19901.5
19891.6
19881.7
19872.8
19864.3
19854.2
198412.1
198320.5
198215.3
19817.5
19807.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCameroon
20263.4
20274.3
20283.3
20293
20302.9
20312.8

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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