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Cameroon Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Cameroon monthly trade data
Cameroon quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Cameroon

Overall Exports and Imports for Cameroon 2023

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

Top 5 Products exports 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:

  • Cameroon exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 1,873,394.38 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 700,396.68 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 596,954.69 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon exported Wood, nes sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or , worth 325,395.66 (US$ Thousands).
  • 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

  • Cameroon imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,875,004.20 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 331,216.05 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 296,367.61 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon imported Frozen fish, nes , worth 264,471.31 (US$ Thousands).
  • Cameroon imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 194,632.79 (US$ Thousands).

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Cameroon exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  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.

The top five countries to which Cameroon imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  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 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.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2023 are below.

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

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.14.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.15.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Cameroon World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2023 are below

WDI

Cameroon Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Cameroon is 167.
  • The trade across border rank is 186.
Doing Business

Cameroon Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

CameroonLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Cameroon in 2016 is 2.15.
  • The LPI rank is 148.
LPI

Cameroon Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Cameroon is 26.40.
SPRD