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16%CURRENT US$
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$49.3BCURRENT US$
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46.1%CURRENT US$
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$53,431CURRENT US$
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1.51%CURRENT US$
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$1,737CURRENT US$
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10.2%CURRENT US$
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About

Canada-Cameroon Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $73.4M to Cameroon. The main products that Canada exported to Cameroon were Wheat ($36.6M), Potassic Fertilizers ($16.2M), and Cars ($9.37M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 5.8%, from $55.4M in 2018 to $73.4M in 2023.

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

Cameroon-Canada Trade: In 2023, Cameroon exported $12.2M to Canada. The main products that Cameroon exported to Canada were Sawn Wood ($5.28M), Synthetic Rubber ($2.68M), and Frozen Vegetables ($823k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 7.48%,  from $8.48M in 2018 to $12.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). 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, Canada exported $73.4M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Canada to Cameroon were Wheat ($36.6M), Potassic Fertilizers ($16.2M), and Cars ($9.37M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 5.8%, from $55.4M in 2018 to $73.4M in 2023.

In 2018, Cameroon exported $12.2M to Canada. The main products exported from Cameroon to Canada were Sawn Wood ($5.28M), Synthetic Rubber ($2.68M), and Frozen Vegetables ($823k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 7.48%, from $8.48M in 2023 to $12.2M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.44B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Cameroon included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Canada included Central African Republic ($115M) and Uganda ($72.7M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($36.6M), Chemical Products ($16.5M), and Transportation ($9.81M).

During 2018, Cameroon had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Wood Products ($5.59M), Plastics and Rubbers ($2.87M), and Vegetable Products ($1.93M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Canada Cameroon+$6.38MCars
Top Product Potential Cameroon Canada+$5.51MSawn Wood

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

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

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