Cameroon (CMR) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Cameroon-Romania Trade: In 2023, Cameroon exported $1.3M to Romania. The main products that Cameroon exported to Romania were Rubber ($940k), Veneer Sheets ($275k), and Sawn Wood ($49.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.75%, from $1.49M in 2018 to $1.3M in 2023.

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

Romania-Cameroon Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $1.79M to Cameroon. The main products that Romania exported to Cameroon were Cars ($696k), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($238k), and Aluminium Cans ($181k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $6.89M in 2018 to $1.79M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania 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, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Cameroon exported $1.3M to Romania. The main products exported from Cameroon to Romania were Rubber ($940k), Veneer Sheets ($275k), and Sawn Wood ($49.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.75%, from $1.49M in 2018 to $1.3M in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $1.79M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Romania to Cameroon were Cars ($696k), Coffee and Tea Extracts ($238k), and Aluminium Cans ($181k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $6.89M in 2023 to $1.79M in 2018.

Exports from Cameroon () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Cameroon () (2023)

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Trade between Cameroon () and Romania ()

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Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.44B

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Romania included United Arab Emirates ($899M), Malaysia ($270M), and Central African Republic ($115M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Cameroon included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

Difference in imports from Romania () and Cameroon () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Romania

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

During 2023, Cameroon had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($940k), Wood Products ($324k), and Chemical Products ($28.6k).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Transportation ($716k), Machines ($337k), and Metals ($295k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon Romania+$813kRubber

Top Product Potential Romania Cameroon+$1.51MCars

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Cameroon () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Cameroon () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Cameroon () and Romania ()

Cameroon Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Romania () and Cameroon () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Cameroon () and Romania () (2023)

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