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About

Cameroon-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $136M to United Kingdom. The main products that Cameroon exported to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($61.4M), Bananas ($41.7M), and Sawn Wood ($26.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $74.1M in 2017 to $136M in 2022.

In 2022, Cameroon did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $51.9M to Cameroon. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Cameroon were Hard Liquor ($5.32M), Nonaqueous Paints ($3.99M), and Cars ($3.82M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.03%,  from $67.2M in 2017 to $51.9M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Cameroon exported $136M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Cameroon to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($61.4M), Bananas ($41.7M), and Sawn Wood ($26.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $74.1M in 2017 to $136M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $51.9M to Cameroon. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Cameroon were Hard Liquor ($5.32M), Nonaqueous Paints ($3.99M), and Cars ($3.82M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.03%, from $67.2M in 2022 to $51.9M in 2017.

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Cameroon Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Cameroon included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($61.6M), Vegetable Products ($43.3M), and Wood Products ($26.3M).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Machines ($10.9M), Chemical Products ($9.26M), and Foodstuffs ($8.66M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon United Kingdom+$89MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Cameroon+$5.63MCars

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

Product Space of Cameroon (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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