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2021
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Exports $9.94kRnk 73 / 94
2021
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Top Product $9.89kFlavored Water
2021
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Exports $28.5kRnk 127 / 163
2021
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Top Product $25.9kBeauty Products
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.84Rnk 102 / 132
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.2Rnk 119 / 132

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Libya-Cameroon Trade: In 2021, Libya exported $9.94k to Cameroon. The main products that Libya exported to Cameroon were Flavored Water ($9.89k) and Packaged Medicaments ($50). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 46%, from $217k in 2016 to $9.94k in 2021.

In 2021, Libya did not export any services to Cameroon.

Cameroon-Libya Trade: In 2021, Cameroon exported $28.5k to Libya. The main products that Cameroon exported to Libya were Beauty Products ($25.9k), Essential Oils ($1.15k), and Perfumes ($719). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.9%,  from $562k in 2016 to $28.5k in 2021.

In 2021, Cameroon did not export any services to Libya.

Comparison: In 2023,  Libya ranked 102 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($35.4B). 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

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In 2021, Libya exported $9.94k to Cameroon. The main products exported from Libya to Cameroon were Flavored Water ($9.89k) and Packaged Medicaments ($50). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 46%, from $217k in 2016 to $9.94k in 2021.

In 2016, Cameroon exported $28.5k to Libya. The main products exported from Cameroon to Libya were Beauty Products ($25.9k), Essential Oils ($1.15k), and Perfumes ($719). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 44.9%, from $562k in 2021 to $28.5k in 2016.

Latest Data

Cameroon Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top DestinationItaly$7.96B
Cameroon
Top DestinationNetherlands$1.44B

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

In undefined, countries that imported more from Libya than Cameroon included Italy ($7.96B), Germany ($5.16B), and Spain ($3.08B).

In undefined, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Libya included Malaysia ($270M), India ($632M), and Netherlands ($1.44B).

Comparative Advantage Libya - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Libya had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Foodstuffs ($9.89k) and Chemical Products ($50).

During 2016, Cameroon had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Chemical Products ($28.5k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Cameroon+$3.19kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Cameroon Libya+$2.42kSawn 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 Libya and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya.

Product Space of Libya (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

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