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Cameroon — Trade & Compliance

Cameroon's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

5
trade agreements
4
cargo treaties
18.03%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
Member ofAFCFTAAUCOMMONWEALTHEMEAIMFSSAUNWCOWTO
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Cameroon beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Netherlands20.3%
  2. 2China15.5%
  3. 3Malaysia10.8%
  4. 4France7.7%
  5. 5Germany7.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China44.3%
  2. 2France7.1%
  3. 3India6.5%
  4. 4Belgium5.0%
  5. 5Brazil3.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils51.0%
  2. 2Cocoa27.6%
  3. 3Wood8.7%
  4. 4Pearls, precious stones & metals3.6%
  5. 5Fruits & nuts2.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances10.0%
  2. 2Electrical machinery9.7%
  3. 3Cereals9.3%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils6.0%
  5. 5Vehicles6.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Malaysia+9.66pp
  2. 2China+9.17pp
  3. 3Germany+4.21pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1India−6.69pp
  2. 2Spain−5.90pp
  3. 3Bangladesh−2.90pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Cocoa+16.86pp
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals+1.49pp
  3. 3Fruits & nuts+0.18pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−8.97pp
  2. 2Cotton−3.66pp
  3. 3Wood−1.80pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Cameroon2021
FTAGoods
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
EU - Cameroon2014
FTAGoods
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)1999
CUGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 5 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1961176 ratifications
  • ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1995171 ratifications
  • ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 201799 ratifications
  • ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
    Party · 196344 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 4 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
XAF
CFA Franc BEAC
ISO numeric 9500 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
18.03%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
1
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeNathalie YAMB

1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Cassava, fresh
6.7M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
3.3M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
6.2 million metric tons of oil equivalent
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 105 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗
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