Cost of food in Cameroon increased 5 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Cameroon averaged 4.25 percent from 2013 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 16.40 percent in November of 2022 and a record low of -0.90 percent in May of 2017. source: Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun

Food Inflation in Cameroon is expected to be 7.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cameroon Food Inflation is projected to trend around 6.50 percent in 2027 and 5.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 117.60 117.70 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 110.50 110.30 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 133.00 133.00 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 5.00 7.30 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate 2.50 3.30 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.10 0.50 percent Dec 2025


Cameroon Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.00 7.30 16.40 -0.90 2013 - 2025 percent Monthly
2022=100