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

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Cameroon-France Trade: In 2023, Cameroon exported $937M to France. The main products that Cameroon exported to France were Petroleum Gas ($582M), Crude Petroleum ($149M), and Cocoa Butter ($54.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to France have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $472M in 2018 to $937M in 2023.

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

France-Cameroon Trade: In 2023, France exported $561M to Cameroon. The main products that France exported to Cameroon were Packaged Medicaments ($98.5M), Wheat ($47.5M), and Malt ($33.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.23%, from $568M in 2018 to $561M in 2023.

In 2023, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

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In 2023, Cameroon exported $937M to France. The main products exported from Cameroon to France were Petroleum Gas ($582M), Crude Petroleum ($149M), and Cocoa Butter ($54.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to France have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $472M in 2018 to $937M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $561M to Cameroon. The main products exported from France to Cameroon were Packaged Medicaments ($98.5M), Wheat ($47.5M), and Malt ($33.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.23%, from $568M in 2023 to $561M in 2018.

Exports from Cameroon () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Cameroon () (2023)

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Trade between Cameroon () and France ()

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Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.44B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Cameroon included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - France

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

During 2023, Cameroon had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($731M), Foodstuffs ($90M), and Vegetable Products ($44M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Chemical Products ($142M), Machines ($118M), and Foodstuffs ($88.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon France+$323MPetroleum Gas

Top Product Potential France Cameroon+$8.42MRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Cameroon () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Cameroon () (2023)

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Trade between Cameroon () and France ()

Cameroon Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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