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Cameroon Trade Summary

2006

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2006

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2006

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2006 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 3,576 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 3,149 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,086 products were exported to 104 countries and 3,586 products were imported from 136 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2006

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2006 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to Spain worth US$ 928 million, with a partner share of 25.94 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 826 million, with a partner share of 23.09 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 381 million, with a partner share of 10.65 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to United States worth US$ 228 million, with a partner share of 6.37 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 227 million, with a partner share of 6.34 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2006 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 735 million, with a partner share of 23.35 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 540 million, with a partner share of 17.16 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 200 million, with a partner share of 6.34 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from Belgium worth US$ 126 million, with a partner share of 4.00 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Equatorial Guinea worth US$ 109 million, with a partner share of 3.45 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2006

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 1,781,718.54 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 421,398.54 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 221,862.56 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Specified tropical woods (OKoume..., etc) sawn , worth 182,274.72 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Wood, nes sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or , worth 157,581.91 (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 925,417.07 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 137,378.83 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 91,644.05 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum , worth 66,981.18 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Cement clinkers , worth 59,048.93 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2006

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2006 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2006

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2006 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 30 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 19.21 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 13.81 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 90,674.02 and duty free tariff line items share was 1.09 percent.

Development Indicators 2006

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2006 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 20,911 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,190.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was 1.25.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was 262.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 47.10 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 11.98 .

Trade Indicators 2006

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2006 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.12.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.94.
  • World Growth in percentage was 7.66 and Cameroon Country Growth was 16.69 .