Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Cameroon: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.4% (2025), 80th of 180 in the world and 24th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 2.8% (2025), 122nd of 209 in the world and 31st of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exchange rate is 581.93 (2025), 31st of 210 in the world and 14th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
CameroonSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
CameroonSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Cameroon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.4%2025 | 80/180 | 24/44 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2.4% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.8%2025 | 122/209 | 31/46 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | +2.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 581.932025 | 31/210 | 14/47 | 710.21 | 494.79 | 575.59 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 11.3%2021 | 112/142 | 22/32 | 9.7%1999 | 11.3%2012 | 10.9% | +1.6 ppsince 1999 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 13.7%2021 | 127/142 | 24/32 | 12.2%1999 | 15.9%2012 | 13.1% | +1.6 ppsince 1999 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 12.4%2021 | 130/142 | 25/32 | 10.4%1999 | 12.8%2012 | 12.1% | +2.0 ppsince 1999 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 31.3%2024 | 87/119 | 32/43 | 105.9% | 11.7% | 36.9% | +15.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 14.1%2019 | — | — | 7.2% | 10.8% | 14.1%2019 | +4.4 ppsince 2009 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 21.4%2018 | — | — | 13.4% | 18.3% | 21.4%2018 | +5.0 ppsince 2008 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.32024 | 66/165 | 9/32 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | +46%since 2014 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.06%2025 | 110/156 | 29/45 | 1.32% | 1.29% | 0.96% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+46%5.3 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.7 pp3.4% in 2025
- External debt+15.1 pp31.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Cameroon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Cameroon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Cameroon | Nigeria | Chad | Republic of the Congo | Central African Republic | Gabon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.4%2025 | 23.0%2025 | -3.9%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 1.0%2025 | 1.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.8%2025 | 13.9%2025 | -2.0%2025 | -3.4%2025 | 2.3%2025 | -4.0%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 581.932025 | 1,518.382025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 |
| Tax revenue | 11.3%2021 | — | — | 6.5%2021 | 8.2%2021 | 9.5%2021 |
| Government revenue | 13.7%2021 | — | — | 20.1%2021 | 9.2%2021 | 15.1%2021 |
| Government expense | 12.4%2021 | — | — | 16.1%2021 | 11.7%2021 | 14.1%2021 |
| External debt | 31.3%2024 | 60.0%2024 | 16.4%2024 | 44.9%2024 | 35.9%2024 | 36.0%2024 |
| Private credit | 14.1%2019 | 13.2%2023 | 8.3%2021 | 13.8%2023 | 13.0%2022 | 13.4%2019 |
| Broad money | 21.4%2018 | 28.7%2025 | 16.0%2021 | 28.4%2023 | 32.9%2022 | 22.9%2019 |