Cameroon vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Food imports

Cameroon
21.7%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
45th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
42nd

Food imports over time

  • Cameroon
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
510152025196219932024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 21.7% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 45th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 15.9% 8.7% 7.3% Cameroon
2000s 19.5% 6.4% 13.1% Cameroon
2010s 20.7% 8.1% 12.6% Cameroon
2020s 22.8% 9.4% 13.4% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 21.7% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
13.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
Cameroon ranks 45th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.