Cameroon vs Nigeria: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 158th of 196 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 0.4% | 8.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 0.2% | 17.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 2.3% | 5.8% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 2.5% | 5.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.7% | 4.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Cameroon ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 158th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.