Cameroon Consumer price inflation (year-on-year)
Cameroon Consumer price inflation (year-on-year) is 3.4 percent, in force since 1 Jul 2026, cited to Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Note d'informations rapides. It was 2.7 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 19 Oct 2026.
Official source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Note d'informations rapides, Publication mensuelle · Last checked 2026-10-19 · source fingerprint
Year-on-year change in the harmonised index of consumer prices (IHPC) for final household consumption in Cameroon.
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| Current value | 3.4 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-07-01 |
| In force until | 2026-07-31 |
| Official source | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Note d'informations rapides, Publication mensuelle n°07/26, 'Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix a la consommation finale des menages au Cameroun - Mois de juillet 2026' |
| Last verified | 2026-10-19 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Year-on-year (glissement annuel) rate for July 2026: 3.4%, up from 3.0% in June and 2.7% in May ('En glissement annuel, la hausse s'est établie à 3,4% contre 3,0% en juin'). Month-on-month +0.6%. Twelve-month moving-average inflation, the measure used against the CEMAC convergence criterion, stable at 2.6%, below the 3% threshold. July is the newest note on the INS site as of 2026-10-19 (no August note yet). Landed 2026-10-19.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 2.7 | Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Cameroun, Note… |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.1 | INS Cameroun, Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix -… |
| 2026-03-01 | 2 | INS Cameroun, Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix -… |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.5 | INS Cameroun, Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix a la… |
| 2025-11-01 | 3.3 | INS Cameroun, Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix -… |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.8 | INS Cameroun, Note mensuelle sur l'evolution des prix -… |
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