Real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Real effective exchange rate index was 112.93 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 112.93 2010 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon peaked at 169.06 2010 = 100 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 90.21 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 141.87 2010 = 100 | 123.43 2010 = 100 | 169.06 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.63 2010 = 100 | 90.21 2010 = 100 | 156.2 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.14 2010 = 100 | 93.61 2010 = 100 | 106.36 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.51 2010 = 100 | 93.5 2010 = 100 | 100.27 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.78 2010 = 100 | 96.73 2010 = 100 | 112.93 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Samoa 114.25 2010 = 100 compare
- 29 Israel 113.34 2010 = 100 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 113.18 2010 = 100 compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 112.71 2010 = 100 compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 112.64 2010 = 100 compare
- 34 Philippines 112.4 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Cameroon was 112.93 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 169.06 2010 = 100 in 1987.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.21 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 20.8%. 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.