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About

United States-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, United States exported $199M to Cameroon. The main products that United States exported to Cameroon were Wheat ($23.7M), Cars ($14.9M), and Other Edible Preparations ($12.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $188M in 2017 to $199M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Cameroon.

Cameroon-United States Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $112M to United States. The main products that Cameroon exported to United States were Sawn Wood ($39.7M), Cocoa Paste ($33.5M), and Rubber ($17.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.14%,  from $131M in 2017 to $112M in 2022.

In 2022, Cameroon did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Barry Callebaut (138) and Goodyear Tire and Rubber (7) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Cameroon to the United States. Conversely, Sic Cacaos Sa (74), Sic Cacaos (64), and Unknown (7) were notable for importing products to Cameroon from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $199M to Cameroon. The main products exported from United States to Cameroon were Wheat ($23.7M), Cars ($14.9M), and Other Edible Preparations ($12.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Cameroon have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $188M in 2017 to $199M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $112M to United States. The main products exported from Cameroon to United States were Sawn Wood ($39.7M), Cocoa Paste ($33.5M), and Rubber ($17.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.14%, from $131M in 2022 to $112M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Cameroon included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

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

Difference in imports from Cameroon (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Vegetable Products ($47.7M), Machines ($33.8M), and Chemical Products ($20.9M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Wood Products ($43.1M), Foodstuffs ($37.8M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($17.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Cameroon+$12.6MCars
Top Product Potential Cameroon United States+$46.2MSawn 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 United States and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

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