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Cameroon Trade Summary

2019

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2019

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2019

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2019 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 4,077 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 6,562 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,277 products were exported to 118 countries and 3,575 products were imported from 183 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2019

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2019 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to China worth US$ 751 million, with a partner share of 18.42 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 525 million, with a partner share of 12.88 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 497 million, with a partner share of 12.19 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to India worth US$ 450 million, with a partner share of 11.04 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to Spain worth US$ 287 million, with a partner share of 7.05 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2019 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 1,060 million, with a partner share of 16.16 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 528 million, with a partner share of 8.05 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from Togo worth US$ 429 million, with a partner share of 6.54 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 412 million, with a partner share of 6.28 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Belgium worth US$ 375 million, with a partner share of 5.72 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2019

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 1,705,619.73 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 492,589.78 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 447,073.44 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Wood, nes sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or , worth 284,869.61 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 221,880.54 (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 1,233,207.97 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 377,173.20 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 375,245.95 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 239,310.93 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Frozen fish, nes , worth 214,272.36 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2019

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2019 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2019

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2019 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 30 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 18.56 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 15.46 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 234,869.03 and duty free tariff line items share was 3.54 percent.

Development Indicators 2019

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2019 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 39,671 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,540.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -3.68.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,459.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 43.38 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 12.67 .

Trade Indicators 2019

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2019 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.08.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.39.
  • World Growth in percentage was -1.34 and Cameroon Country Growth was 8.19 .