Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) was 112.86 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon stood at 112.86 2010 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon peaked at 169.16 2010 = 100 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 90.26 2010 = 100, in 1994.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 137.44 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 126.31 2010 = 100 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 123.5 2010 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 128.41 2010 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 130.69 2010 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 136.59 2010 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 151.21 2010 = 100 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 169.16 2010 = 100 | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 164.46 2010 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 151.75 2010 = 100 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 156.29 2010 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 149.11 2010 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 150.01 2010 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 139.53 2010 = 100 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 90.26 2010 = 100 | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 96.99 2010 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 98.01 2010 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 97.02 2010 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 100.42 2010 = 100 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 99.36 2010 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.67 2010 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 96.83 2010 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 100.32 2010 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 103.54 2010 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 102.89 2010 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.83 2010 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 101.47 2010 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 102.1 2010 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 105.01 2010 = 100 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 106.47 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 100.22 2010 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.43 2010 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 98.95 2010 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 99.75 2010 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.54 2010 = 100 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 95.53 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 96.32 2010 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.63 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.65 2010 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.49 2010 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 99.63 2010 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.77 2010 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 104.8 2010 = 100 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 108.72 2010 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 112.86 2010 = 100 | +3.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 112.86 2010 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.62 2010 = 100, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 112.86 2010 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 104.48 2010 = 100, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) 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 | -35.3% | 139.53 2010 = 100 | 90.26 2010 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 141.95 2010 = 100 | 123.5 2010 = 100 | 169.16 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.7 2010 = 100 | 90.26 2010 = 100 | 156.29 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.21 2010 = 100 | 93.67 2010 = 100 | 106.47 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 2010 = 100 | 93.54 2010 = 100 | 100.22 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.71 2010 = 100 | 96.77 2010 = 100 | 112.86 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Samoa 115.71 2010 = 100 compare
- 29 Israel 113.43 2010 = 100 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 113.12 2010 = 100 compare
- 32 Philippines 112.49 2010 = 100 compare
- 33 Switzerland 112.27 2010 = 100 compare
- 34 Guyana 112.05 2010 = 100 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 real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon was 112.86 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 169.16 2010 = 100 in 1987.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.26 2010 = 100 in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.