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2022
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Exports $1.02BRnk 2 / 126
2022
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Top Product $481MCrude Petroleum
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Exports $656MRnk 68 / 219
2022
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Top Product $121MWheat
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.01Rnk 113 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.3Rnk 16 / 133
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GDP$44.3BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH47%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$2.78TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH3.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $1,588CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$40,964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH0.23%CURRENT US$
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Cameroon-France Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $1.02B to France. The main products that Cameroon exported to France were Crude Petroleum ($481M), Petroleum Gas ($315M), and Cocoa Butter ($85.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to France have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $465M in 2017 to $1.02B in 2022.

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

France-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, France exported $656M to Cameroon. The main products that France exported to Cameroon were Wheat ($121M), Packaged Medicaments ($91.5M), and Malt ($30.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%,  from $608M in 2017 to $656M in 2022.

In 2022, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, Cameroon exported $1.02B to France. The main products exported from Cameroon to France were Crude Petroleum ($481M), Petroleum Gas ($315M), and Cocoa Butter ($85.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to France have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $465M in 2017 to $1.02B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $656M to Cameroon. The main products exported from France to Cameroon were Wheat ($121M), Packaged Medicaments ($91.5M), and Malt ($30.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $608M in 2022 to $656M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and France (Flag)

Cameroon Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.31B
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Cameroon included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - France

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Scale

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

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($796M), Foodstuffs ($122M), and Vegetable Products ($32.6M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($156M), Chemical Products ($148M), and Machines ($125M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon France+$323MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential France Cameroon+$8.42MRefined Petroleum

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 France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon.

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

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