France (FRA) and Cameroon (CMR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, France exported $608M to Cameroon. The main products that France exported to Cameroon were Wheat ($121M), Packaged Medicaments ($91.5M), and Malt ($30.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 6.96%, from $434M in 2017 to $608M in 2022.

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

Cameroon-France Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $465M to France. The main products that Cameroon exported to France were Crude Petroleum ($481M), Petroleum Gas ($315M), and Cocoa Butter ($85.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.06%, from $491M in 2017 to $465M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B).

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In 2022, France exported $608M to Cameroon. The main products exported from France to Cameroon were Wheat ($121M), Packaged Medicaments ($91.5M), and Malt ($30.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 6.96%, from $434M in 2017 to $608M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $465M to France. The main products exported from Cameroon to France were Crude Petroleum ($481M), Petroleum Gas ($315M), and Cocoa Butter ($85.3M). During the last 22 years the exports of Cameroon to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.06%, from $491M in 1995 to $465M in 2017.

Exports from France () to Cameroon () (2022)

Exports from Cameroon () to France () (2022)

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Trade between France () and Cameroon ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Cameroon included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage France - Cameroon

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($156M), Chemical Products ($148M), and Machines ($125M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($796M), Foodstuffs ($122M), and Vegetable Products ($32.6M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Cameroon+$8.42MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Cameroon France+$323MPetroleum Gas

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Cameroon () (2022)

Exports from Cameroon () to France () (2022)

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Trade between France () and Cameroon ()

France Exports

Cameroon Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Cameroon

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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