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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
30.6%CURRENT US$
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$49.3BCURRENT US$
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46.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,737CURRENT US$
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10.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Cameroon Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $189M to Cameroon. The main products that Netherlands exported to Cameroon were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($22.4M), Petroleum Coke ($19.8M), and Used Clothing ($17.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.54%, from $312M in 2018 to $189M in 2023.

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

Cameroon-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Cameroon exported $1.44B to Netherlands. The main products that Cameroon exported to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($857M), Cocoa Beans ($516M), and Cocoa Paste ($31.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%,  from $366M in 2018 to $1.44B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Cameroon ranked 119 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.2), and 117 in total exports ($6.76B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $189M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Netherlands to Cameroon were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($22.4M), Petroleum Coke ($19.8M), and Used Clothing ($17.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.54%, from $312M in 2018 to $189M in 2023.

In 2018, Cameroon exported $1.44B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Cameroon to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($857M), Cocoa Beans ($516M), and Cocoa Paste ($31.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $366M in 2023 to $1.44B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.44B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Cameroon included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Machines ($42.4M), Animal Products ($31.9M), and Chemical Products ($27.5M).

During 2018, Cameroon had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($857M), Foodstuffs ($555M), and Wood Products ($19.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Cameroon+$21.5MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Cameroon Netherlands+$208MPetroleum 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

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

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

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