Taxes on international trade in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes on international trade was 398.08 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Cameroon is 398.08 billion current LCU, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Cameroon peaked at 405.95 billion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.71 billion current LCU, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132.19 billion current LCU | 67.71 billion current LCU | 260.02 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 353.12 billion current LCU | 289.71 billion current LCU | 405.95 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2020s | 373.77 billion current LCU | 349.45 billion current LCU | 398.08 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Cameroon
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 11.3% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 21.8% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 43.3% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.5% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.8% (2021)
- Interest payments 6.8% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 18.5% (2021)
- Interest payments 7.8% (2021)
- Other taxes 3.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Cameroon?
- Taxes on international trade in Cameroon was 398.08 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 405.95 billion current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.71 billion current LCU in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes on international trade?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.