International tourism, receipts in Cameroon
Cameroon: International tourism, receipts was 7.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Cameroon, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 7.1% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 134.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Cameroon peaked at 8.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
Cameroon ranks 81st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.7% | — |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +64.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +105.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +123.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +84.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +48.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 international tourism, receipts in Cameroon?
- International tourism, receipts in Cameroon was 7.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.