Cameroon: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Cameroon shows historical data for the CFA Francs per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more CFA Francs per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Cameroon become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Cameroon.

The series for Cameroon are available from September 2004 to June 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Cameroon was 541.4807 CFA Francs per USD with a minimum of 416.045 CFA Francs per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 667.8789 CFA Francs per USD in October 2022. The most recent available data point is 569.3345 CFA Francs per USD, a change of 1.35% from the previous data point of 561.749 CFA Francs per USD and a change of 0.01% from a year ago when the level was 569.2822 CFA Francs per USD.

Currency values in Cameroon and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.