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$991BCURRENT US$
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18.1%CURRENT US$
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$44.3BCURRENT US$
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47%CURRENT US$
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$55,985CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,588CURRENT US$
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10.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $196M to Cameroon. The main products that Netherlands exported to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($29.2M), Concentrated Milk ($20.4M), and Scented Mixtures ($14.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 7.14%, from $139M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

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

Cameroon-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $1.31B to Netherlands. The main products that Cameroon exported to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($584M), Petroleum Gas ($399M), and Cocoa Beans ($266M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 30.9%,  from $339M in 2017 to $1.31B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). 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

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In 2022, Netherlands exported $196M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Netherlands to Cameroon were Refined Petroleum ($29.2M), Concentrated Milk ($20.4M), and Scented Mixtures ($14.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 7.14%, from $139M in 2017 to $196M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $1.31B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Cameroon to Netherlands were Crude Petroleum ($584M), Petroleum Gas ($399M), and Cocoa Beans ($266M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 30.9%, from $339M in 2022 to $1.31B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Cameroon included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Animal Products ($37.3M), Machines ($33.2M), and Mineral Products ($30M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($984M), Foodstuffs ($299M), and Wood Products ($18.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Cameroon+$21.5MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Cameroon Netherlands+$208MPetroleum Gas

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

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

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