Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Cameroon
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 42.9% against 28.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 7.2% | 2.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 3.9% | 4.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 12.5% | 6.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 24.2% | 8.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 29.1% | 11.9% | 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cameroon, at 42.9% against 28.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.