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.
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
More trade data for Cameroon
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 39.17 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Lead time to export, median case 5 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 664.13 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 743.72 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 331.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 779,491 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 2.04 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 5,957 FAO, tonnes (2010)
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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About this data
Total merchandise imports price index with 1987=100.