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$49.3BCURRENT US$
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46.1%CURRENT US$
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$3.57TCURRENT US$
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92.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,737CURRENT US$
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10.2%CURRENT US$
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$2,481CURRENT US$
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73.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Cameroon-India Trade: In 2023, Cameroon exported $632M to India. The main products that Cameroon exported to India were Crude Petroleum ($360M), Petroleum Gas ($256M), and Raw Cotton ($5.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to India have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $294M in 2018 to $632M in 2023.

In 2023, Cameroon did not export any services to India.

India-Cameroon Trade: In 2023, India exported $481M to Cameroon. The main products that India exported to Cameroon were Rice ($90.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($51.3M), and Raw Sugar ($28.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 15.6%,  from $233M in 2018 to $481M in 2023.

In 2023, India did not export any services to Cameroon.

Comparison: In 2023,  Cameroon ranked 119 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.2), and 117 in total exports ($6.76B). That same year, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Cameroon exported $632M to India. The main products exported from Cameroon to India were Crude Petroleum ($360M), Petroleum Gas ($256M), and Raw Cotton ($5.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to India have increased at an annualized rate of 16.5%, from $294M in 2018 to $632M in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $481M to Cameroon. The main products exported from India to Cameroon were Rice ($90.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($51.3M), and Raw Sugar ($28.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 15.6%, from $233M in 2023 to $481M in 2018.

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to India (Flag) (2023)

Exports from India (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and India (Flag)

Cameroon Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.44B
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Cameroon than India included Central African Republic ($115M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Cameroon included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and China ($18.1B).

Difference in imports from India (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Cameroon had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($616M), Wood Products ($5.99M), and Textiles ($5.28M).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Chemical Products ($110M), Vegetable Products ($91.9M), and Foodstuffs ($67.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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.

Product Space of Cameroon (Flag) and India (Flag) (2023)

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