Cameroon - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Cameroon was 2.27 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.09 in 1994 and a minimum value of -3.21 in 1993.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1969 -1.10
1970 5.86
1971 4.01
1972 8.09
1973 10.38
1974 17.23
1975 13.55
1976 9.93
1977 14.70
1978 12.46
1979 6.58
1980 9.55
1981 10.73
1982 13.26
1983 16.63
1984 11.37
1985 8.51
1986 7.77
1987 13.14
1988 1.68
1989 -1.67
1990 1.10
1991 0.06
1992 -0.02
1993 -3.21
1994 35.09
1995 9.07
1996 3.92
1997 4.79
1998 3.17
1999 1.87
2000 1.23
2001 4.42
2002 2.83
2003 0.62
2004 0.23
2005 2.01
2006 5.12
2007 0.92
2008 5.34
2009 3.04
2010 1.28
2011 2.94
2012 2.74
2013 2.06
2014 1.83
2015 2.69
2016 0.86
2017 0.64
2018 1.07
2019 2.45
2020 2.44
2021 2.27

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Cameroon was 0.55 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.76 in 1993 and a minimum value of -2.39 in 1987.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 5.06
1962 3.11
1963 -0.26
1964 4.42
1965 2.75
1966 0.19
1967 23.63
1968 5.75
1969 5.30
1970 7.88
1971 3.44
1972 7.98
1973 6.53
1974 10.66
1975 5.99
1976 19.67
1977 5.88
1978 3.41
1979 12.85
1980 14.25
1981 8.80
1982 12.48
1983 12.76
1984 13.55
1985 11.19
1986 0.18
1987 -2.39
1988 0.81
1989 -1.82
1990 1.64
1991 3.57
1992 -1.28
1993 55.76
1994 5.88
1995 6.63
1996 0.41
1997 6.16
1998 1.07
1999 2.19
2000 1.53
2001 2.47
2002 2.77
2003 1.95
2004 0.14
2005 1.36
2006 2.30
2007 0.49
2008 4.94
2009 3.60
2010 0.69
2011 2.59
2012 1.94
2013 3.05
2014 2.01
2015 0.31
2016 0.66
2017 1.03
2018 1.90
2019 1.17
2020 0.55

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Cameroon was 0.55 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 39.80 in 1993 and -1.28 in 1992.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1.64
1991 3.57
1992 -1.28
1993 39.80
1994 9.62
1995 4.99
1996 0.41
1997 6.16
1998 1.07
1999 -1.12
2000 1.53
2001 2.47
2002 2.77
2003 1.95
2004 0.14
2005 1.36
2006 2.30
2007 0.49
2008 4.94
2009 3.60
2010 0.69
2011 2.59
2012 1.94
2013 3.05
2014 2.01
2015 0.31
2016 0.66
2017 1.03
2018 1.90
2019 1.17
2020 0.55

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices