Merchandise trade in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise trade was 24.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Cameroon is 24.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Cameroon peaked at 44.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1988.
Cameroon ranks 189th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.8% | 29.5% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 35.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 18.0% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 18.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 25.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 22.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 21.2% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 1.74 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 46.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.4% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 2.37 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Cameroon?
- Merchandise trade in Cameroon was 24.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise trade?
- Cameroon ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.