Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Cameroon
8.62 billion current US$
in 2023
Nicaragua
8.06 billion current US$
in 2023
Cameroon rank
119th
Nicaragua rank
121st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8.62 billion current US$ against 8.06 billion current US$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 556.10 million current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 122.16 million current US$ 133.18 million current US$ 11.02 million current US$ Nicaragua
1970s 560.75 million current US$ 418.82 million current US$ 141.94 million current US$ Cameroon
1980s 1.27 billion current US$ 639.13 million current US$ 632.79 million current US$ Cameroon
1990s 1.12 billion current US$ 1.01 billion current US$ 110.03 million current US$ Cameroon
2000s 2.62 billion current US$ 2.57 billion current US$ 43.77 million current US$ Cameroon
2010s 6.19 billion current US$ 5.25 billion current US$ 934.70 million current US$ Cameroon
2020s 7.38 billion current US$ 6.75 billion current US$ 630.88 million current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
Cameroon, at 8.62 billion current US$ against 8.06 billion current US$ in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
556.10 million current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Cameroon ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.