Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon

Cameroon: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 181.9 National currency per US dollar in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
181.9 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
6th
of 51 countries
All-time high
215.37 National currency per US dollar
in 2017
All-time low
181.9 National currency per US dollar
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Cameroon, 2017–2021

0501001502002017201920212017: 215.4 National currency per US dollar2018: 206.9 National currency per US dollar2019: 200 National currency per US dollar2020: 191.7 National currency per US dollar2021: 181.9 National currency per US dollar

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Cameroon is 181.9 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over five years.

Cameroon ranks 6th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 207.43 National currency per US dollar 200 National currency per US dollar 215.37 National currency per US dollar 3
2020s 186.79 National currency per US dollar 181.9 National currency per US dollar 191.68 National currency per US dollar 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 3 Chile 423.18 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 4 Costa Rica 302.62 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 5 Senegal 208.99 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 7 Hungary 175.69 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 8 Iceland 164.02 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 9 Japan 92.6 National currency per US dollar compare

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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 181.9 National currency per US dollar in 2021, 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 215.37 National currency per US dollar in 2017.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 181.9 National currency per US dollar in 2021.
How does Cameroon rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
Cameroon ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2021.
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 actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
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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