Cameroon vs Tanzania: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tanzania
0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon rank
178th
Tanzania rank
176th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1970s 0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1980s 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1990s 0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2000s 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2010s 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2020s 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Tanzania?
0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tanzania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Tanzania rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.