Merchandise import price index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise import price index was 111.65 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Merchandise import price index in Cameroon, 1979–2007
Source: World Bank country economists.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 111.65 for merchandise import price index in 2007. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise import price index in Cameroon peaked at 111.65 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 38.52, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Merchandise import price index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 49.28 | — |
| 1980 | 71.66 | +45.4% |
| 1981 | 41.12 | -42.6% |
| 1982 | 43.76 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 48.04 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 38.52 | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 43.5 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 49.15 | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 45.2 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 45.06 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 49.97 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 50.42 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 47.25 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 50.04 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 46.88 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 74.26 | +58.4% |
| 1995 | 99.14 | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 94.78 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 95.92 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 100.52 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 98.91 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 100 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 105.7 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 103.48 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 102.14 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 103.26 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 109.45 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 110.55 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 111.65 | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 111.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 175.76, 64% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 111.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155.08, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise import price index 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 | +58.4% | 46.88 | 74.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.28 | 49.28 | 49.28 | 1 |
| 1980s | 47.6 | 38.52 | 71.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.81 | 46.88 | 100.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.78 | 100 | 111.65 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Namibia 114.93 compare
- 41 Guinea 114.03 compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 112.24 compare
- 44 Mauritius 107.93 compare
- 45 Cape Verde 102.5 compare
- 46 Seychelles 95.77 compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.88 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.59 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5712 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 9.92 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise import price index in Cameroon?
- Merchandise import price index in Cameroon was 111.65 in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise import price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 111.65 in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise import price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.52 in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise import price index?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is merchandise import price index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise import price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total merchandise imports price index with 1987=100.