Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 6.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Cameroon, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, manufactures exports in Cameroon stood at 6.0%.
The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Cameroon peaked at 20.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1967.
That places Cameroon 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.2% | — |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -28.8% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +82.4% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -44.2% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | +207.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 14.1% | +87.3% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -31.1% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -53.7% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +48.2% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -36.6% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +99.6% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +120.5% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -53.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -60.2% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -31.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +141.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +163.6% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -56.4% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +190.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -56.6% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +28.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +207.0% | 2.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | +190.1% | 6.9% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 4.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 3.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 2.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 4 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.37 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.74 billion current US$ (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Cameroon?
- Manufactures exports in Cameroon was 6.0% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for manufactures exports?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.