Cameroon — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Cameroon, 1969–2025.
Inflation for Cameroon was 3.40% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 57 years, from 1969 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 35.09% in 1994. The lowest was -3.21% in 1993 (about -1.1× the low point).
Cameroon ranks 83 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Cameroon sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 90% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 27%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 24 of 46 economies; Tanzania (3.33%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 19872% in 1993. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 87th of 89 in 1969 → 30th of 92 in 1970 → 84th of 106 in 1980 → 120th of 131 in 1990 → 130th of 163 in 2000 → 153rd of 186 in 2010 → 78th of 178 in 2020 → 73rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1969 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% | -1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 4.53% | -2.8 pp |
| 2023 | 7.38% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.25% | +4.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 2.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.45% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.87% | -1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 2.68% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 1.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.05% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 2.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.94% | +1.7 pp |
| 2010 | 1.28% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.04% | -2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.34% | +4.4 pp |
| 2007 | 0.92% | -4.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5.12% | +3.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.01% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 0.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 0.62% | -2.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.83% | -1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 4.42% | +3.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.23% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 1.87% | -1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.17% | -1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 4.79% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 3.92% | -5.1 pp |
| 1995 | 9.07% | -26.0 pp |
| 1994 | 35.09% | +38.3 pp |
| 1993 | -3.21% | -3.2 pp |
| 1992 | -0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.06% | -1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +2.8 pp |
| 1989 | -1.67% | -3.3 pp |
| 1988 | 1.68% | -11.5 pp |
| 1987 | 13.14% | +5.4 pp |
| 1986 | 7.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 1985 | 8.51% | -2.9 pp |
| 1984 | 11.37% | -5.3 pp |
| 1983 | 16.63% | +3.4 pp |
| 1982 | 13.26% | +2.5 pp |
| 1981 | 10.73% | +1.2 pp |
| 1980 | 9.55% | +3.0 pp |
| 1979 | 6.58% | -5.9 pp |
| 1978 | 12.46% | -2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 14.7% | +4.8 pp |
| 1976 | 9.93% | -3.6 pp |
| 1975 | 13.55% | -3.7 pp |
| 1974 | 17.23% | +6.8 pp |
| 1973 | 10.38% | +2.3 pp |
| 1972 | 8.09% | +4.1 pp |
| 1971 | 4.01% | -1.8 pp |
| 1970 | 5.86% | +7.0 pp |
| 1969 | -1.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cameroon’s Inflation in 1970?
5.86% (1970). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cameroon’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1969 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +409.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.4%; 2024: 4.53%; 2023: 7.38%; 2022: 6.25%; 2021: 2.27%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.