Daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon
Cameroon: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon is 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | — |
| 2018 | 2.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 3.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | +4.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 2.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 2.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Cameroon was 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Cameroon ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.