Cameroon (CMR) and India (IND) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Cameroon-India Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $974M to India. The main products that Cameroon exported to India were Crude Petroleum ($702M), Petroleum Gas ($223M), and Raw Cotton ($31.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to India have increased at an annualized rate of 33.3%, from $232M in 2017 to $974M in 2022.

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

India-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, India exported $492M to Cameroon. The main products that India exported to Cameroon were Rice ($175M), Packaged Medicaments ($53M), and Raw Sugar ($24.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $221M in 2017 to $492M in 2022.

In 2022, India 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, India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B).

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In 2022, Cameroon exported $974M to India. The main products exported from Cameroon to India were Crude Petroleum ($702M), Petroleum Gas ($223M), and Raw Cotton ($31.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to India have increased at an annualized rate of 33.3%, from $232M in 2017 to $974M in 2022.

In 2017, India exported $492M to Cameroon. The main products exported from India to Cameroon were Rice ($175M), Packaged Medicaments ($53M), and Raw Sugar ($24.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $221M in 2022 to $492M in 2017.

Exports from Cameroon () to India () (2022)

Exports from India () to Cameroon () (2022)

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Trade between Cameroon () and India ()

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Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.31B

India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Cameroon included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

Difference in imports from India () and Cameroon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - India

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

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($925M), Textiles ($31.7M), and Wood Products ($11.1M).

During 2017, India had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($176M), Chemical Products ($97.2M), and Machines ($47.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon India+$590MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential India Cameroon+$22.5MRefined 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Cameroon () to India () (2022)

Exports from India () to Cameroon () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon () and India ()

Cameroon Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from India () and Cameroon () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - India

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Cameroon () and India () (2022)

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