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About

Malaysia-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $165M to Cameroon. The main products that Malaysia exported to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($125M), Palm Oil ($13.4M), and Malt Extract ($12.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $70.6M in 2017 to $165M in 2022.

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

Cameroon-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $72.6M to Malaysia. The main products that Cameroon exported to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($54.8M), Sawn Wood ($12M), and Cocoa Paste ($2.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.95%,  from $86.8M in 2017 to $72.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B). 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, Malaysia exported $165M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Malaysia to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($125M), Palm Oil ($13.4M), and Malt Extract ($12.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $70.6M in 2017 to $165M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $72.6M to Malaysia. The main products exported from Cameroon to Malaysia were Cocoa Beans ($54.8M), Sawn Wood ($12M), and Cocoa Paste ($2.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.95%, from $86.8M in 2022 to $72.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
Singapore$53.8B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Cameroon included Singapore ($53.8B), China ($48.5B), and United States ($44.2B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Malaysia included Central African Republic ($243M).

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

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Malaysia had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Mineral Products ($125M), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($15.3M), and Foodstuffs ($13.3M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($57.7M), Wood Products ($12.1M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.07M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Cameroon+$2.17MPalm Oil
Top Product Potential Cameroon Malaysia+$3.72MSawn 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 Malaysia and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

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

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