Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
That represents a change of up 61.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Cameroon peaked at 3.6% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 128th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 3.1% | +36.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -61.0% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +48.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +121.4% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | -35.4% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -20.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -53.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -51.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +133.1% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -43.8% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +70.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +43.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -86.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +89.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +56.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -61.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +243.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +196.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -58.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -63.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +296.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -40.2% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +409.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -46.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +40.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -79.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +60.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +100.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +61.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -46.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +54.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +61.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +409.4% | 0.5% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in middle in Cameroon?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Cameroon ranks 128th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.