Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 176th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0893 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 173 Kenya 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 174 Kazakhstan 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Brazil 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Indonesia 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Dominican Republic 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.