Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average was 581.93 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Cameroon, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 581.93 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Cameroon peaked at 732.4 National currency per US dollar in 2001 and was at its lowest, 174.84 National currency per US dollar, in 1950.
That places Cameroon 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 174.84 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1951 | 174.98 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 174.99 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 174.98 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 174.99 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 174.99 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 174.9 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 180.82 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 210.24 National currency per US dollar | +16.3% |
| 1959 | 245.21 National currency per US dollar | +16.6% |
| 1960 | 245.19 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 245.26 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 245.01 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 245.02 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 245.03 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 245.06 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 245.68 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 246 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 247.56 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 259.96 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 276.4 National currency per US dollar | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 275.36 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 252.03 National currency per US dollar | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 222.89 National currency per US dollar | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 240.71 National currency per US dollar | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 214.31 National currency per US dollar | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 238.95 National currency per US dollar | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 245.68 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 225.66 National currency per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 212.72 National currency per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 211.28 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 271.73 National currency per US dollar | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 328.61 National currency per US dollar | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 381.07 National currency per US dollar | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 436.96 National currency per US dollar | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 449.26 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 346.31 National currency per US dollar | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 300.54 National currency per US dollar | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 297.85 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 319.01 National currency per US dollar | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 272.26 National currency per US dollar | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 282.11 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 264.69 National currency per US dollar | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 283.16 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 555.21 National currency per US dollar | +96.1% |
| 1995 | 499.15 National currency per US dollar | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 511.55 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 583.67 National currency per US dollar | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 589.95 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 615.47 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 710.21 National currency per US dollar | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 732.4 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 693.71 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 579.9 National currency per US dollar | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 527.34 National currency per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 527.26 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 522.43 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 478.63 National currency per US dollar | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 446 National currency per US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 470.29 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 494.79 National currency per US dollar | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 471.25 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 510.56 National currency per US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 493.9 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 493.76 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 591.21 National currency per US dollar | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 592.61 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 580.66 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 555.45 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 585.91 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 575.59 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 554.53 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 623.76 National currency per US dollar | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 606.57 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 606.35 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 581.93 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 581.93 National currency per US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.16 National currency per US dollar, 6.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average 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 | +96.1% | 283.16 National currency per US dollar | 555.21 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 186.09 National currency per US dollar | 174.84 National currency per US dollar | 245.21 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1960s | 246.98 National currency per US dollar | 245.01 National currency per US dollar | 259.96 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 240.47 National currency per US dollar | 212.72 National currency per US dollar | 276.4 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 334.26 National currency per US dollar | 211.28 National currency per US dollar | 449.26 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 445.72 National currency per US dollar | 264.69 National currency per US dollar | 615.47 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 568.82 National currency per US dollar | 446 National currency per US dollar | 732.4 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.01 National currency per US dollar | 471.25 National currency per US dollar | 592.61 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 591.45 National currency per US dollar | 554.53 National currency per US dollar | 623.76 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 2 Poland 3.76 National currency per US dollar compare
- 2 Colombia 4,053 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Netherlands 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Slovenia 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Latvia 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Lithuania 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Estonia 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 97.86 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Argentina 1,241 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Croatia 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Chile 951.33 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Senegal 581.93 National currency per US dollar compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 521.03 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Costa Rica 503.5 National currency per US dollar compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Cameroon?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Cameroon was 581.93 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 732.4 National currency per US dollar in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.84 National currency per US dollar in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
- Cameroon ranks 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Exchange rates, average. 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