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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 2018

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 3,805 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 6,134 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,193 products are exported to 122 countries and 3,709 products are imported from 181 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

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 US$ 1,553,215.33 million.
  • Cameroon exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth US$ 420,453.65 million.
  • Cameroon exported Specified tropical woods (OKoume..., etc) sawn , worth US$ 283,052.14 million.
  • Cameroon exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth US$ 225,339.79 million.
  • Cameroon exported Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, , worth US$ 215,824.64 million.

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 US$ 852,699.56 million.
  • Cameroon imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 311,325.42 million.
  • Cameroon imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth US$ 242,339.03 million.
  • Cameroon imported Frozen fish, nes , worth US$ 239,323.13 million.
  • Cameroon imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth US$ 208,795.48 million.

Cameroon top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

The top five countries to which Cameroon exported 2018 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Cameroon exports to China worth US$ 944 million, with a partner share of 24.81 percent.
  2. Cameroon exports to Italy worth US$ 522 million, with a partner share of 13.71 percent.
  3. Cameroon exports to Netherlands worth US$ 370 million, with a partner share of 9.71 percent.
  4. Cameroon exports to France worth US$ 265 million, with a partner share of 6.97 percent.
  5. Cameroon exports to Spain worth US$ 224 million, with a partner share of 5.89 percent.

The top five countries to which Cameroon imported goods 2018 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Cameroon imports from China worth US$ 1,132 million, with a partner share of 18.46 percent.
  2. Cameroon imports from France worth US$ 507 million, with a partner share of 8.26 percent.
  3. Cameroon imports from Nigeria worth US$ 342 million, with a partner share of 5.58 percent.
  4. Cameroon imports from Netherlands worth US$ 296 million, with a partner share of 4.83 percent.
  5. Cameroon imports from Thailand worth US$ 259 million, with a partner share of 4.22 percent.

Cameroon Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2014

Tariffs imposed by Cameroon in 2014 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 30.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 18.91.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 12.70.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 438,698.64 and duty free tariff line items share is 2.81.

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) 2021

Key Development Indicators of Cameroon in 2021 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