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Cameroon Trade Summary

2023

Cameroon exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR CAMEROON 2023

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2023

Exports and imports of Cameroon in 2023 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 4,968 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 8,297 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,311 products were exported to 129 countries and 3,693 products were imported from 170 countries.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

Top five countries to which Cameroon exported in 2023 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 1,153 million, with a partner share of 23.21 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 615 million, with a partner share of 12.38 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to India worth US$ 476 million, with a partner share of 9.57 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to China worth US$ 385 million, with a partner share of 7.76 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to Chad worth US$ 248 million, with a partner share of 4.99 percent.

Top five countries from which Cameroon imported goods in 2023 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 1,573 million, with a partner share of 18.96 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from India worth US$ 960 million, with a partner share of 11.57 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 632 million, with a partner share of 7.62 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from United States worth US$ 401 million, with a partner share of 4.83 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Belgium worth US$ 367 million, with a partner share of 4.43 percent.

Cameroon Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

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 1,873,394.38 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 700,396.68 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 596,954.69 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon exported Wood, nes sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or , worth 325,395.66 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 245,821.88 (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 1,875,004.20 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 331,216.05 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 296,367.61 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Cameroon imported Frozen fish, nes , worth 264,471.31 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Cameroon imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 194,632.79 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2023 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 30 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 18.61 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 18.23 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 147,632.32 and duty free tariff line items share was 1.77 percent.

Development Indicators 2023

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2023 are below

  • Cameroon GDP in current US dollar was 49,279 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,690.00 .
  • Cameroon Trade balance: as % of GDP was -3.99.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,966.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 37.22 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 9.26 .

Trade Indicators 2023

Trade Indicators for Cameroon in 2023 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.09.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.50.
  • World Growth in percentage was -3.13 and Cameroon Country Growth was -5.96 .