Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 15.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Cameroon stood at 15.1%.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Cameroon peaked at 28.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 114th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.7% | — |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -63.5% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +213.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -54.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +374.9% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +84.2% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -41.0% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +150.4% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 15.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 15.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +374.9% | 2.8% | 13.4% |
| 2002 | +213.3% | 3.7% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 6.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 2.8% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.1% | 5 |
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)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Cameroon?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Cameroon was 15.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.