Cameroon

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CM · CMR · BACI 120 · latest data 2024

Exports

$6.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,918 M18.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$8.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $8,255 M2.5% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$1.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$1,337 M

Total trade

$15.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $15,173 M9.4% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #117 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #124 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Cameroon's exports grew from $2.3B in 1995 to $6.9B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$1.3B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Cameroon per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$2,278 M	$1,267 M	$1,011 M	$3,546 M
1996	$2,385 M	$1,424 M	$961 M	$3,810 M
1997	$2,742 M	$1,774 M	$968 M	$4,516 M
1998	$2,051 M	$1,764 M	$287 M	$3,815 M
1999	$2,042 M	$1,540 M	$501 M	$3,582 M
2000	$2,601 M	$1,680 M	$920 M	$4,281 M
2001	$2,326 M	$2,204 M	$122 M	$4,530 M
2002	$2,162 M	$2,156 M	$6 M	$4,318 M
2003	$2,919 M	$2,151 M	$768 M	$5,070 M
2004	$3,414 M	$2,653 M	$761 M	$6,067 M
2005	$4,004 M	$3,242 M	$762 M	$7,246 M
2006	$4,892 M	$3,645 M	$1,247 M	$8,536 M
2007	$5,864 M	$4,243 M	$1,620 M	$10,107 M
2008	$6,401 M	$5,025 M	$1,376 M	$11,427 M
2009	$4,113 M	$4,793 M	−$680 M	$8,906 M
2010	$5,179 M	$5,469 M	−$290 M	$10,648 M
2011	$5,531 M	$6,161 M	−$629 M	$11,692 M
2012	$5,432 M	$7,342 M	−$1,910 M	$12,774 M
2013	$5,799 M	$7,975 M	−$2,176 M	$13,774 M
2014	$6,113 M	$9,055 M	−$2,942 M	$15,168 M
2015	$5,074 M	$7,170 M	−$2,097 M	$12,244 M
2016	$4,204 M	$6,081 M	−$1,878 M	$10,285 M
2017	$4,794 M	$6,350 M	−$1,556 M	$11,145 M
2018	$5,401 M	$7,382 M	−$1,981 M	$12,783 M
2019	$5,820 M	$8,050 M	−$2,230 M	$13,870 M
2020	$5,072 M	$7,918 M	−$2,846 M	$12,990 M
2021	$5,689 M	$8,604 M	−$2,915 M	$14,293 M
2022	$7,664 M	$8,463 M	−$800 M	$16,127 M
2023	$6,758 M	$8,679 M	−$1,921 M	$15,437 M
2024	$6,918 M	$8,255 M	−$1,337 M	$15,173 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #85 → #117.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Cameroon per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.04%	0.03%	#85	#108
1996	0.04%	0.03%	#86	#111
1997	0.05%	0.03%	#84	#108
1998	0.04%	0.03%	#91	#111
1999	0.04%	0.03%	#93	#113
2000	0.04%	0.03%	#95	#119
2001	0.04%	0.03%	#100	#108
2002	0.03%	0.03%	#103	#111
2003	0.04%	0.03%	#94	#116
2004	0.04%	0.03%	#101	#116
2005	0.04%	0.03%	#98	#113
2006	0.04%	0.03%	#96	#117
2007	0.04%	0.03%	#97	#121
2008	0.04%	0.03%	#104	#124
2009	0.03%	0.04%	#109	#122
2010	0.03%	0.04%	#108	#121
2011	0.03%	0.03%	#113	#131
2012	0.03%	0.04%	#115	#121
2013	0.03%	0.04%	#115	#118
2014	0.03%	0.05%	#113	#115
2015	0.03%	0.04%	#115	#119
2016	0.03%	0.04%	#119	#125
2017	0.03%	0.04%	#118	#123
2018	0.03%	0.04%	#117	#122
2019	0.03%	0.04%	#115	#117
2020	0.03%	0.05%	#116	#112
2021	0.03%	0.04%	#117	#116
2022	0.03%	0.04%	#112	#127
2023	0.03%	0.04%	#116	#123
2024	0.03%	0.04%	#117	#124

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Trading partners

China was Cameroon's top trading partner in 2024, at 31.1% of total trade; the top five partners covered 60.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 31.1%
Top-5 share: 60.5%
Partners: 121
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.127

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Netherlands $1.4B

China $1.1B

Malaysia $747M

France $532M

Germany $497M

India $473M

Italy $423M

United States $255M

Uganda $249M

Central African Rep. $206M

South Korea $165M

Spain $123M

Belgium $106M

Türkiye $95M

Brazil $9M

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Top partners of Cameroon in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$1,070 M	$3,643 M	$4,713 M	−$2,573 M
#2	Netherlands	$1,403 M	$141 M	$1,543 M	$1,262 M
#3	France	$532 M	$584 M	$1,115 M	−$52 M
#4	India	$473 M	$533 M	$1,006 M	−$60 M
#5	Malaysia	$747 M	$53 M	$800 M	$694 M
#6	Germany	$497 M	$177 M	$674 M	$320 M
#7	Italy	$423 M	$122 M	$545 M	$301 M
#8	Belgium	$106 M	$414 M	$521 M	−$308 M
#9	United States	$255 M	$185 M	$440 M	$71 M
#10	Türkiye	$95 M	$195 M	$289 M	−$100 M
#11	Brazil	$9 M	$278 M	$287 M	−$270 M
#12	Uganda	$249 M	$0 M	$249 M	$249 M
#13	Spain	$123 M	$115 M	$238 M	$8 M
#14	Central African Rep.	$206 M	$0 M	$206 M	$206 M
#15	South Korea	$165 M	$33 M	$198 M	$131 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Cameroon's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Cameroon's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.118 → 0.102, a moderately concentrated export base across 120 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Cameroon per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.118	0.128	101	115
1996	0.109	0.101	105	106
1997	0.103	0.092	117	121
1998	0.122	0.100	99	117
1999	0.107	0.107	103	113
2000	0.122	0.112	129	132
2001	0.109	0.101	131	141
2002	0.092	0.097	134	144
2003	0.091	0.079	136	136
2004	0.083	0.080	134	143
2005	0.082	0.100	143	142
2006	0.110	0.106	149	144
2007	0.094	0.074	152	161
2008	0.092	0.062	150	157
2009	0.082	0.061	152	165
2010	0.072	0.074	159	164
2011	0.075	0.058	163	161
2012	0.064	0.064	160	166
2013	0.069	0.068	155	171
2014	0.064	0.077	154	170
2015	0.071	0.074	164	173
2016	0.064	0.080	160	186
2017	0.062	0.062	162	199
2018	0.080	0.062	165	180
2019	0.071	0.062	165	184
2020	0.069	0.069	166	177
2021	0.085	0.063	163	181
2022	0.099	0.158	137	119
2023	0.106	0.198	129	114
2024	0.102	0.212	120	101

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