Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 19.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon, 1994–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon is 19.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon peaked at 19.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 18th 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.5% | — |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.7% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 18.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 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)
- 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Cameroon was 19.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).