Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities … household in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 207.58 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 207.58 National currency per US dollar.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon peaked at 245.7 National currency per US dollar in 2002 and was at its lowest, 166.9 National currency per US dollar, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 190.55 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1991 | 182.92 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 177.51 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 166.9 National currency per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 219.74 National currency per US dollar | +31.7% |
| 1995 | 233.12 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 235.37 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 241.01 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 244.85 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 244.09 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 239.01 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 242.72 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 245.7 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 241.74 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 235.99 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 232.84 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 237.11 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 232.66 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 236.01 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 244.07 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 243.19 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 242.68 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 235.51 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 240.56 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 239.27 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 241.88 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 237.68 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 235.2 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 225.47 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 219.3 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 212.48 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 201.49 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 198.22 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 204.44 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 207.58 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 207.58 National currency per US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.9 National currency per US dollar, 10.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing 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 | +31.7% | 166.9 National currency per US dollar | 219.74 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213.61 National currency per US dollar | 166.9 National currency per US dollar | 244.85 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 238.79 National currency per US dollar | 232.66 National currency per US dollar | 245.7 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 236.07 National currency per US dollar | 219.3 National currency per US dollar | 243.19 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.84 National currency per US dollar | 198.22 National currency per US dollar | 212.48 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 3 Cabo Verde 53.16 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Chile 486.88 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.7673 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Costa Rica 314.54 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Senegal 229.28 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Croatia 0.5208 National currency per US dollar compare
- 6 Estonia 0.6717 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Hungary 204.54 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Slovenia 0.5928 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 176.08 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Latvia 0.5521 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Iceland 166.6 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
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 207.58 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 245.7 National currency per US dollar in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.9 National currency per US dollar in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Cameroon ranks 6th 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 13.2%. 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 household final consumption expenditure. 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