Cameroon vs Japan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Cameroon
0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Japan
0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Cameroon rank
169th
Japan rank
168th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Cameroon
  • Japan
0.050.10.150.20.25196019912023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 202 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1970s 0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1980s 0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1990s 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2000s 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2010s 0.1837 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2020s 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Cameroon or Japan?
Japan, at 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Cameroon and Japan?
0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Cameroon ranks 169th and Japan ranks 168th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.