Cameroon vs China: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 51.6% against 50.9% in China, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 158th and China ranks 161st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.9% | 66.2% | 14.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 79.1% | 14.0% | China |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 72.2% | 13.1% | China |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 58.2% | 3.2% | China |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 53.9% | 1.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Cameroon or China?
- Cameroon, at 51.6% against 50.9% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Cameroon and China?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Cameroon ranks 158th and China ranks 161st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
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 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.