Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) was 17.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Cameroon, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17.5% for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Cameroon peaked at 17.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.8% | — |
| 1995 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +27.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 17.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 17.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) 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 | +27.2% | 13.8% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
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 tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Cameroon?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products in Cameroon was 17.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Cameroon ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.