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Cameroon Trade Summary

2017

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2017

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2017

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2017 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 3,264 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 5,184 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,358 products were exported to 122 countries and 3,694 products were imported from 199 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2017

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2017 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 453 million, with a partner share of 13.88 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to China worth US$ 395 million, with a partner share of 12.09 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 343 million, with a partner share of 10.51 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 313 million, with a partner share of 9.58 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to Spain worth US$ 295 million, with a partner share of 9.04 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2017 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 893 million, with a partner share of 17.22 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 508 million, with a partner share of 9.80 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from Thailand worth US$ 298 million, with a partner share of 5.74 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from Togo worth US$ 265 million, with a partner share of 5.11 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 255 million, with a partner share of 4.91 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2017

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 1,284,445.18 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 403,021.18 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Specified tropical woods (OKoume..., etc) sawn , worth 260,734.57 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, , worth 196,246.22 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 164,505.26 (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, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 434,325.08 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 303,412.60 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 221,455.86 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Cement clinkers , worth 189,151.11 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 178,792.30 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2017

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2017 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2017

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2017 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 2017

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2017 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 36,099 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,400.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -2.50.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -901.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 39.20 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 12.15 .

Trade Indicators 2017

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2017 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.07.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.29.
  • World Growth in percentage was 5.17 and Cameroon Country Growth was 4.60 .