Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 120.8 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Cameroon, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, import unit value index in Cameroon stood at 120.8 2015 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Cameroon peaked at 133.4 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 57.5 2015 = 100, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 161st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 103.7 2015 = 100 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 106.1 2015 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 103.7 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 90.7 2015 = 100 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 80.7 2015 = 100 | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 68.8 2015 = 100 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 86.6 2015 = 100 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 75.9 2015 = 100 | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 68.8 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | +43.0% |
| 1993 | 88.9 2015 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 70 2015 = 100 | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 74 2015 = 100 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 73.5 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.8 2015 = 100 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 64.6 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 59.3 2015 = 100 | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 57.5 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 57.9 2015 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.1 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 69.1 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 79.4 2015 = 100 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6 2015 = 100 | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 110.9 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 133.4 2015 = 100 | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 132.5 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 130.6 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 126.7 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 101.4 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 110.4 2015 = 100 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 106.3 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 114.8 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 131.5 2015 = 100 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 127 2015 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 123.9 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 120.8 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 120.8 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.8 2015 = 100, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 120.8 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126.4 2015 = 100, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.8 2015 = 100 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.87 2015 = 100 | 64.6 2015 = 100 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.54 2015 = 100 | 57.5 2015 = 100 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.77 2015 = 100 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | 133.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.82 2015 = 100 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | 131.5 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 158 Faroe Islands 122 2015 = 100 compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 121.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 160 Marshall Islands 121.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 162 Guatemala 120.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 163 Ecuador 120.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 164 Cape Verde 120 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.74 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Cameroon?
- Import unit value index in Cameroon was 120.8 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 133.4 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 2015 = 100 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for import unit value index?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value 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 rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.