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193%CURRENT US$
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124%CURRENT US$
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About

Ethiopia-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $79.9k to Cameroon. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Cameroon were Cars ($41.6k), Poultry ($14.9k), and Other Furniture ($4.89k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.9%, from $1.58M in 2017 to $79.9k in 2022.

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

Cameroon-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $40.5k to Ethiopia. The main products that Cameroon exported to Ethiopia were Laboratory Glassware ($17.9k), Recovered Paper ($13k), and Iron Housewares ($2.13k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.7%,  from $431k in 2017 to $40.5k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ethiopia exported $79.9k to Cameroon. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Cameroon were Cars ($41.6k), Poultry ($14.9k), and Other Furniture ($4.89k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.9%, from $1.58M in 2017 to $79.9k in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $40.5k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Cameroon to Ethiopia were Laboratory Glassware ($17.9k), Recovered Paper ($13k), and Iron Housewares ($2.13k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 37.7%, from $431k in 2022 to $40.5k in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

Cameroon Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Cameroon included United States ($557M), United Arab Emirates ($723M), and Saudi Arabia ($268M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Ethiopia included Netherlands ($1.31B), France ($1.02B), and India ($974M).

Difference in imports from Cameroon (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Transportation ($41.6k), Animal Products ($14.9k), and Miscellaneous ($7.79k).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Stone And Glass ($18.2k), Paper Goods ($13.1k), and Miscellaneous ($2.55k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Cameroon+$65.4kCars
Top Product Potential Cameroon Ethiopia+$4.99kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

Product Space of Ethiopia (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

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