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Cameroon Trade Summary

2016

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2016

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2016

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2016 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 2,130 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 4,899 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,310 products were exported to 113 countries and 3,735 products were imported from 183 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2016

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2016 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 455 million, with a partner share of 21.35 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to Belgium worth US$ 199 million, with a partner share of 9.32 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 166 million, with a partner share of 7.81 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 164 million, with a partner share of 7.70 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to China worth US$ 151 million, with a partner share of 7.07 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2016 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 1,047 million, with a partner share of 21.37 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 589 million, with a partner share of 12.02 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 223 million, with a partner share of 4.55 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from Thailand worth US$ 222 million, with a partner share of 4.54 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Germany worth US$ 197 million, with a partner share of 4.03 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2016

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

  1. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 669,606.07 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Specified tropical woods (OKoume..., etc) sawn , worth 284,817.28 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, , worth 152,010.85 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 147,314.64 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 120,421.61 (US$ Thousands).

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

  1. Cameroon imported Frozen fish, nes , worth 255,747.42 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 232,256.85 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 229,174.41 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 216,897.25 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Telegraphic apparatus, nes , worth 179,047.70 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2016

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2016 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2016

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2016 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 2016

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2016 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 33,814 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,450.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -2.74.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -926.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 40.64 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 11.55 .

Trade Indicators 2016

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2016 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.07.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.27.
  • World Growth in percentage was -1.35 and Cameroon Country Growth was -9.68 .