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About

Cameroon-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $5.56M to Switzerland. The main products that Cameroon exported to Switzerland were Cocoa Butter ($1.03M), Sound Recording Equipment ($963k), and Tropical Fruits ($435k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.84%, from $6.43M in 2017 to $5.56M in 2022.

In 2022, Cameroon did not export any services to Switzerland.

Switzerland-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $12.7M to Cameroon. The main products that Switzerland exported to Cameroon were Cars ($1.36M), Embroidery ($1.18M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($1.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.6%,  from $26.2M in 2017 to $12.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland did not export any services to Cameroon.

Comparison: In 2022,  Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Cameroon exported $5.56M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Cameroon to Switzerland were Cocoa Butter ($1.03M), Sound Recording Equipment ($963k), and Tropical Fruits ($435k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.84%, from $6.43M in 2017 to $5.56M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $12.7M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Switzerland to Cameroon were Cars ($1.36M), Embroidery ($1.18M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($1.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $26.2M in 2022 to $12.7M in 2017.

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag)

Cameroon Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B

This map shows whether countries import more from Cameroon or Switzerland. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Cameroon and Switzerland or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Switzerland included Central African Republic ($243M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Cameroon included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Cameroon and Switzerland by product, considering products traded by both, Cameroon and Switzerland.

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Machines ($1.76M), Foodstuffs ($1.71M), and Vegetable Products ($962k).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Machines ($5.37M), Transportation ($1.66M), and Textiles ($1.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon Switzerland+$942kCocoa Butter
Top Product Potential Switzerland Cameroon+$1.36MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Cameroon and Switzerland. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon.

Product Space of Cameroon (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

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