Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 51.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 51.6% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon peaked at 100.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.8% | — |
| 1961 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 93.7% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 90.0% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 93.6% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 88.9% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 90.8% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 87.7% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 83.6% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 85.7% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 88.4% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 93.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 88.8% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 80.8% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 87.6% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 88.4% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 92.3% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 89.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 82.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | -11.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 51.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 51.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +33.1% | 43.6% | 58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.7% | 83.6% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 76.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 82.9% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 61.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 48.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 43.6% | 58.0% | 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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cameroon was 51.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Cameroon ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.