GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) in Cameroon
Cameroon: GDP deflator: linked series was 129.49 base year varies by country in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP deflator: linked series in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in base year varies by country.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp deflator: linked series in Cameroon stood at 129.49 base year varies by country. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series in Cameroon peaked at 129.49 base year varies by country in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.28 base year varies by country, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP deflator: linked series in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | base year varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.28 base year varies by country | — |
| 1991 | 42.75 base year varies by country | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 42.2 base year varies by country | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 59 base year varies by country | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 64.68 base year varies by country | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 67.91 base year varies by country | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 68.18 base year varies by country | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.39 base year varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 73.16 base year varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 72.34 base year varies by country | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.45 base year varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 75.26 base year varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 77.35 base year varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 78.86 base year varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 78.97 base year varies by country | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.04 base year varies by country | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 81.88 base year varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 82.28 base year varies by country | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.35 base year varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 89.46 base year varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 90.08 base year varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.41 base year varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 94.2 base year varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 97.08 base year varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 99.04 base year varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.34 base year varies by country | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100 base year varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 101.03 base year varies by country | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 102.94 base year varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 104.15 base year varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 104.88 base year varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 107.94 base year varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 115.32 base year varies by country | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 119.44 base year varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 125.92 base year varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 129.49 base year varies by country | +2.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 129.49 base year varies by country is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 174.25 base year varies by country, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 129.49 base year varies by country is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 158.06 base year varies by country, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP deflator: linked series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +39.8% | 42.2 base year varies by country | 59 base year varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.39 base year varies by country | 41.28 base year varies by country | 73.16 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.39 base year varies by country | 73.45 base year varies by country | 89.46 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.03 base year varies by country | 90.08 base year varies by country | 104.15 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.16 base year varies by country | 104.88 base year varies by country | 129.49 base year varies by country | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 120 Mozambique 130.39 base year varies by country compare
- 121 Slovakia 130.07 base year varies by country compare
- 122 Luxembourg 129.81 base year varies by country compare
- 124 Bermuda 129.48 base year varies by country compare
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 128.9 base year varies by country compare
- 126 Slovenia 128.72 base year varies by country compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series in Cameroon?
- Gdp deflator: linked series in Cameroon was 129.49 base year varies by country in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 129.49 base year varies by country in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.28 base year varies by country in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for gdp deflator: linked series?
- Cameroon ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. 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. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).