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$44.3BCURRENT US$
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47%CURRENT US$
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$991BCURRENT US$
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18.1%CURRENT US$
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$1,588CURRENT US$
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10.8%CURRENT US$
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$55,985CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Cameroon-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $1.31B to Netherlands. The main products that Cameroon exported to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($584M), Petroleum Gas ($399M), and Cocoa Beans ($266M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 30.9%, from $339M in 2017 to $1.31B in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $196M to Cameroon. The main products that Netherlands exported to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($29.2M), Concentrated Milk ($20.4M), and Scented Mixtures ($14.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 7.14%,  from $139M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Cameroon exported $1.31B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Cameroon to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($584M), Petroleum Gas ($399M), and Cocoa Beans ($266M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 30.9%, from $339M in 2017 to $1.31B in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $196M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Netherlands to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($29.2M), Concentrated Milk ($20.4M), and Scented Mixtures ($14.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 7.14%, from $139M in 2022 to $196M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag)

Cameroon Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Cameroon included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Cameroon had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($984M), Foodstuffs ($299M), and Wood Products ($18.6M).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Animal Products ($37.3M), Machines ($33.2M), and Mineral Products ($30M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon Netherlands+$208MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Netherlands Cameroon+$21.5MRefined 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 Netherlands. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon.

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

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