Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 35.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Cameroon, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.8% for transport services in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Cameroon peaked at 62.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2002.
That places Cameroon 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 55.4% | — |
| 1978 | 46.0% | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 57.2% | +24.4% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 52.3% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 62.9% | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | -38.8% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -38.7% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +212.1% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +11.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 35.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 35.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.1%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +212.1% | 12.7% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 46.0% | 57.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 38.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 23.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 12.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 5 |
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 transport services in Cameroon?
- Transport services in Cameroon was 35.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for transport services?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.