Cameroon vs Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Cameroon
42.9%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend
30.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Early-demographic dividend rank
21st

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Cameroon
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42.9% against 30.2% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Early-demographic dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 5.3% 2.1% Early-demographic dividend
1970s 3.5% 6.4% 2.9% Early-demographic dividend
1980s 4.7% 8.5% 3.8% Early-demographic dividend
1990s 8.9% 8.4% 0.5% Cameroon
2000s 18.4% 16.9% 1.5% Cameroon
2010s 33.0% 27.3% 5.7% Cameroon
2020s 41.1% 30.5% 10.5% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Cameroon or Early-demographic dividend?
Cameroon, at 42.9% against 30.2% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?
12.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.