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Cameroon Trade Summary

2005

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2005

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2005

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2005 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 2,849 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 2,800 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,249 products were exported to 103 countries and 3,435 products were imported from 134 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2005

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2005 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to Spain worth US$ 675 million, with a partner share of 23.69 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 465 million, with a partner share of 16.32 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 350 million, with a partner share of 12.28 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 212 million, with a partner share of 7.46 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 133 million, with a partner share of 4.66 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2005 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 749 million, with a partner share of 26.76 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 504 million, with a partner share of 18.00 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from United States worth US$ 133 million, with a partner share of 4.73 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 122 million, with a partner share of 4.36 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Germany worth US$ 103 million, with a partner share of 3.68 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2005

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Cameroon along with trade value are:

  1. Cameroon exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 1,247,908.27 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 371,907.60 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Baboen, Mahogany, Imbuia and Balsa wood, sawn l , worth 232,264.43 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 209,586.83 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 132,247.49 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Cameroon along with trade value are

  1. Cameroon imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 801,734.15 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 136,923.71 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 71,965.11 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum , worth 66,823.24 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Cement clinkers , worth 53,049.95 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2005

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2005 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2005

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2005 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 30 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 19.16 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 14.45 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 98,361.08 and duty free tariff line items share was 2.20 percent.

Development Indicators 2005

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2005 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 19,510 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,130.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -0.51.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -99.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 45.00 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 12.48 .

Trade Indicators 2005

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2005 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.10.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.93.
  • World Growth in percentage was 6.13 and Cameroon Country Growth was 3.37 .