Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 12.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon is 12.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon peaked at 23.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.3% | +47.7% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +118.9% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -22.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | +110.4% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | -56.0% |
| 1968 | 8.4% | +243.2% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +49.8% |
| 1972 | 10.2% | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +61.7% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -33.6% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +64.6% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +65.1% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -36.7% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +65.7% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -53.3% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -54.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +130.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -29.6% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +100.2% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +58.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +18.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 12.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 12.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 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 | +243.2% | 2.4% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 6.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 3.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.8% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 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 in Cameroon?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Cameroon was 12.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan 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.