Real Effective Exchange Rate in Cameroon

Cameroon: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 97.92 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
97.92
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 107 countries
All-time high
106.48
in 2009
All-time low
93.54
in 2015
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Cameroon, 2000–2018

02550751002000200920182000: 93.72001: 96.92002: 100.32003: 103.62004: 102.92005: 99.92006: 101.52007: 102.12008: 1052009: 106.52010: 1002011: 100.22012: 96.52013: 98.92014: 99.72015: 93.52016: 95.62017: 96.52018: 97.9

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Cameroon stood at 97.92.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Cameroon peaked at 106.48 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93.54, in 2015.

That places Cameroon 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 101.24 93.7 106.48 10
2010s 97.66 93.54 100.22 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 62 Finland 98.64 compare
  2. 63 Georgia 98.19 compare
  3. 64 Morocco 98.03 compare
  4. 66 Portugal 97.8 compare
  5. 67 Cote d'Ivoire 97.6 compare
  6. 68 Spain 97.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Cameroon?
Real effective exchange rate in Cameroon was 97.92 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 106.48 in 2009.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 93.54 in 2015.
How does Cameroon rank for real effective exchange rate?
Cameroon ranks 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
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Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.