Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Cameroon is 13.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.8% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Cameroon peaked at 36.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2002.
That places Cameroon 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 14.6% | — |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 17.9% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -34.2% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -24.7% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | +156.9% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -30.1% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +64.3% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +48.6% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +395.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -51.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +105.5% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +76.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -50.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel 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 | +395.9% | 6.2% | 30.8% |
| 1989 | +156.9% | 8.0% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 8.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 9.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 6.2% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 12.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 13.0% | 36.2% | 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 travel services in Cameroon?
- Travel services in Cameroon was 13.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for travel services?
- Cameroon ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.