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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 1.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.28 in 1966, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.17
1961	2.96
1963	2.80
1964	1.04
1965	1.60
1966	3.28
1967	2.78
1968	1.39
1969	0.94
1970	0.93
1971	0.44
1972	1.00
1973	1.02
1974	0.55
1975	0.88
1976	1.31
1977	0.18
1978	0.10
1979	0.18
1980	0.25
1981	0.41
1982	0.41
1983	0.49
1984	0.14
1985	0.53
1986	1.33
1987	0.58
1988	0.23
1989	0.70
1990	0.53
1991	2.57
1992	2.57
1993	1.56
1994	2.13
1995	0.48
1996	0.76
1997	0.83
1998	0.90
1999	1.00
2000	0.96
2001	1.30
2002	1.51
2003	1.59
2004	1.80
2005	1.10
2006	1.15
2007	0.71
2008	1.72
2009	1.24
2010	0.77
2011	0.71
2012	0.66
2013	0.53
2014	0.63
2015	0.78
2016	1.25
2017	0.88
2018	0.70
2019	0.93
2020	1.01

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Cameroon was 3,385,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,241,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 97,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	97,000,000
1961	98,000,000
1962	103,000,000
1963	135,000,000
1964	125,000,000
1965	144,000,000
1966	131,000,000
1967	121,000,000
1968	189,000,000
1969	225,000,000
1970	226,000,000
1971	207,000,000
1972	221,000,000
1973	353,000,000
1974	478,000,000
1975	447,000,000
1976	511,000,000
1977	704,000,000
1978	802,000,000
1979	1,132,000,000
1980	1,384,000,000
1981	1,105,000,000
1982	1,064,000,000
1983	976,000,000
1984	886,000,000
1985	722,000,000
1986	782,000,000
1987	806,000,000
1988	927,000,000
1989	1,682,000,000
1990	2,002,000,000
1991	1,834,000,000
1992	1,840,000,000
1993	1,883,000,000
1994	1,486,000,000
1995	1,651,000,000
1996	1,768,000,000
1997	1,860,000,000
1998	1,671,000,000
1999	1,601,000,000
2000	1,833,000,000
2001	1,749,000,000
2002	1,802,000,000
2003	2,283,000,000
2004	2,477,000,000
2005	2,861,000,000
2006	3,576,000,000
2007	4,230,000,000
2008	5,241,000,000
2009	3,552,000,000
2010	3,878,000,000
2011	4,517,000,000
2012	4,274,000,000
2013	4,515,000,000
2014	5,145,000,000
2015	4,058,000,000
2016	3,305,000,000
2017	3,233,000,000
2018	3,803,000,000
2019	4,084,000,000
2020	3,385,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 52.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.69 in 1963, while its lowest value was 51.83 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	90.61
1961	89.89
1962	89.78
1963	92.69
1964	90.40
1965	91.22
1966	86.59
1967	88.17
1968	83.97
1969	84.52
1970	86.15
1971	83.07
1972	85.13
1973	85.80
1974	83.68
1975	73.47
1976	77.77
1977	82.89
1978	84.39
1979	87.91
1980	89.92
1981	89.22
1982	89.53
1983	84.85
1984	86.43
1985	85.02
1986	76.60
1987	76.67
1988	84.60
1989	60.19
1990	86.87
1991	86.07
1992	81.90
1993	84.29
1994	81.98
1995	82.95
1996	82.32
1997	80.45
1998	81.72
1999	80.88
2000	79.52
2001	80.58
2002	79.89
2003	77.18
2004	76.69
2005	77.91
2006	84.03
2007	71.99
2008	61.67
2009	66.02
2010	71.61
2011	60.13
2012	60.87
2013	70.64
2014	57.31
2015	52.04
2016	59.15
2017	57.83
2018	51.83
2019	53.19
2020	52.60

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 35.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.84 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.18 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.17
1961	2.96
1963	2.80
1964	1.04
1965	1.60
1966	4.27
1967	3.97
1968	2.56
1969	1.42
1970	0.92
1971	0.42
1972	0.92
1973	1.56
1974	0.84
1975	0.93
1976	1.79
1977	1.28
1978	0.40
1979	0.72
1980	0.53
1981	0.56
1982	0.48
1983	0.81
1984	0.18
1985	0.54
1986	1.64
1987	1.17
1988	0.90
1989	3.46
1990	2.61
1991	4.27
1992	3.49
1993	4.93
1994	4.26
1995	5.11
1996	5.94
1997	8.88
1998	6.06
1999	8.34
2000	9.41
2001	10.17
2002	9.66
2003	8.78
2004	10.10
2005	8.08
2006	6.79
2007	9.88
2008	14.77
2009	15.97
2010	15.59
2011	19.77
2012	21.57
2013	16.56
2014	30.16
2015	35.96
2016	24.41
2017	30.64
2018	38.84
2019	36.56
2020	35.53

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 21.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 25.54 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.76
1967	1.51
1968	0.48
1969	0.35
1970	0.06
1971	0.04
1972	0.00
1973	0.47
1974	0.02
1975	0.01
1976	0.42
1977	1.05
1978	0.24
1979	0.27
1980	0.22
1981	0.02
1982	0.02
1983	0.47
1984	0.04
1985	0.00
1986	0.02
1987	0.01
1988	0.06
1989	1.03
1990	1.89
1991	1.02
1992	0.18
1993	0.34
1994	1.32
1995	3.25
1996	4.38
1997	6.34
1998	3.53
1999	4.39
2000	7.35
2001	7.24
2002	5.24
2003	5.57
2004	4.87
2005	3.82
2006	4.55
2007	3.46
2008	11.33
2009	12.57
2010	10.49
2011	12.24
2012	17.78
2013	9.32
2014	18.76
2015	17.30
2016	17.49
2017	19.15
2018	25.54
2019	20.93
2020	21.27

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 0.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 2.70 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1967	0.24
1971	0.02
1972	0.06
1973	0.05
1974	0.09
1976	0.06
1977	0.05
1978	0.04
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1982	0.03
1983	0.00
1984	0.01
1985	0.05
1986	0.15
1987	0.08
1988	0.23
1989	0.55
1990	0.14
1991	0.11
1992	0.16
1993	0.33
1994	0.20
1995	0.40
1996	0.28
1997	0.34
1998	0.62
1999	0.53
2000	0.34
2001	0.18
2002	0.68
2003	0.51
2004	1.49
2005	1.97
2006	0.77
2007	0.91
2008	0.70
2009	1.07
2010	0.69
2011	0.73
2012	0.58
2013	0.81
2014	0.53
2015	0.68
2016	2.70
2017	1.51
2018	1.10
2019	0.96
2020	0.91

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 0.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 2.71 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1968	0.32
1969	0.26
1970	0.08
1972	0.02
1973	0.01
1974	0.18
1975	0.04
1976	0.00
1977	0.01
1978	0.03
1979	0.12
1980	0.09
1981	0.12
1982	0.01
1983	0.01
1984	0.01
1985	0.04
1986	0.06
1987	0.50
1988	0.36
1989	1.15
1990	0.05
1991	0.56
1992	0.57
1993	2.71
1994	0.61
1995	0.85
1996	0.41
1997	0.72
1998	0.76
1999	0.72
2000	0.23
2001	0.29
2002	0.26
2003	0.04
2004	0.08
2005	0.05
2006	0.07
2007	0.35
2008	0.28
2009	0.36
2010	0.14
2011	0.80
2012	0.27
2013	0.19
2014	0.10
2015	0.11
2016	0.17
2017	0.12
2018	0.16
2019	1.08
2020	0.14

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 0.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.51 in 1966, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.17
1961	2.96
1963	2.80
1964	1.04
1965	1.60
1966	3.51
1967	2.22
1968	1.76
1969	0.80
1970	0.74
1971	0.36
1972	0.84
1973	1.01
1974	0.55
1975	0.88
1976	1.31
1977	0.18
1978	0.09
1979	0.18
1980	0.22
1981	0.35
1982	0.41
1983	0.33
1984	0.13
1985	0.45
1986	1.33
1987	0.56
1988	0.21
1989	0.67
1990	0.50
1991	2.57
1992	2.57
1993	1.52
1994	2.01
1995	0.42
1996	0.69
1997	0.75
1998	0.79
1999	0.92
2000	0.80
2001	1.08
2002	1.22
2003	1.29
2004	1.46
2005	0.91
2006	0.95
2007	1.90
2008	1.13
2009	0.87
2010	0.64
2011	0.52
2012	0.34
2013	0.25
2014	0.23
2015	0.35
2016	0.57
2017	0.48
2018	0.34
2019	0.46
2020	0.46

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 12.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 17.52 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1970	0.04
1971	0.01
1973	0.02
1974	0.00
1979	0.15
1981	0.06
1986	0.08
1987	0.03
1988	0.04
1989	0.06
1990	0.02
1991	0.01
1993	0.04
1994	0.12
1995	0.19
1996	0.17
1997	0.72
1998	0.37
1999	1.78
2000	0.68
2001	1.38
2002	2.26
2003	1.37
2004	2.21
2005	1.33
2006	0.45
2007	3.25
2008	1.33
2009	1.11
2010	3.63
2011	5.49
2012	2.60
2013	6.00
2014	10.54
2015	17.52
2016	3.48
2017	9.39
2018	11.70
2019	13.13
2020	12.76

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 11.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.25 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.83 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.83
1961	1.23
1963	2.80
1964	2.08
1965	4.56
1966	5.34
1967	2.30
1968	7.91
1969	7.13
1970	7.52
1971	11.29
1972	9.73
1973	9.38
1974	8.87
1975	13.50
1976	11.26
1977	9.60
1978	8.76
1979	5.87
1980	6.85
1981	7.46
1982	7.29
1983	7.13
1984	5.99
1985	10.19
1986	16.67
1987	17.36
1988	11.16
1989	15.07
1990	8.77
1991	8.19
1992	3.35
1993	8.51
1994	5.63
1995	7.58
1996	9.17
1997	7.73
1998	9.60
1999	7.82
2000	7.49
2001	8.25
2002	8.99
2003	12.04
2004	12.83
2005	13.80
2006	9.00
2007	17.98
2008	23.25
2009	17.77
2010	12.69
2011	20.10
2012	17.49
2013	12.30
2014	12.53
2015	12.00
2016	16.44
2017	11.53
2018	9.32
2019	10.24
2020	11.87

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.28 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.40
1961	5.92
1962	10.22
1963	1.70
1964	6.48
1965	2.62
1966	3.81
1967	5.56
1968	5.56
1969	6.93
1970	5.40
1971	5.21
1972	4.21
1973	3.26
1974	6.62
1975	12.11
1976	9.18
1977	6.23
1978	6.44
1979	5.50
1980	2.70
1981	2.77
1982	2.70
1983	7.20
1984	7.40
1985	4.25
1986	5.09
1987	4.80
1988	3.35
1989	21.28
1990	1.75
1991	1.46
1992	11.26
1993	2.27
1994	8.13
1995	4.36
1996	2.58
1997	2.95
1998	2.62
1999	2.96
2000	3.58
2001	1.00
2002	1.46
2003	2.00
2004	0.39
2005	0.20
2006	0.17
2007	0.15
2008	0.31
2009	0.24
2010	0.11
2011	0.00
2012	0.07
2013	0.50
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Cameroon was 3,938,401,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,200,135,000 in 2014 and 96,900,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	96,900,000
1961	97,900,000
1962	100,800,000
1963	117,700,000
1964	125,000,000
1965	118,500,000
1966	131,200,000
1967	125,900,000
1968	187,200,000
1969	232,914,000
1970	231,432,000
1971	204,781,000
1972	229,722,000
1973	368,527,000
1974	475,994,000
1975	447,870,000
1976	512,741,000
1977	701,601,000
1978	797,527,000
1979	1,130,901,000
1980	1,383,002,000
1981	1,113,374,000
1982	999,638,000
1983	1,116,141,000
1984	1,030,176,000
1985	1,197,297,000
1986	790,550,000
1987	808,026,000
1988	1,582,168,000
1989	1,281,444,000
1990	2,025,797,000
1991	1,908,521,000
1992	1,840,375,000
1993	1,354,067,000
1994	1,359,656,000
1995	1,652,355,000
1996	1,768,873,000
1997	1,858,088,000
1998	1,671,030,000
1999	1,600,606,000
2000	1,820,595,000
2001	1,736,780,000
2002	1,789,425,000
2003	2,176,098,000
2004	2,045,807,000
2005	2,776,157,000
2006	3,484,779,000
2007	4,126,625,000
2008	2,162,789,000
2009	1,799,065,000
2010	4,220,118,000
2011	4,425,514,000
2012	4,279,288,000
2013	4,457,088,000
2014	5,200,135,000
2015	4,031,683,000
2016	2,158,477,000
2017	3,265,765,000
2018	3,946,525,000
2019	4,587,121,000
2020	3,938,401,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Cameroon was 11.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.25 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.83 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.83
1961	1.23
1963	2.80
1964	2.08
1965	4.56
1966	5.34
1967	2.30
1968	7.91
1969	7.13
1970	7.52
1971	11.29
1972	9.73
1973	9.38
1974	8.87
1975	13.50
1976	11.26
1977	9.60
1978	8.76
1979	5.87
1980	6.85
1981	7.46
1982	7.29
1983	7.13
1984	5.99
1985	10.19
1986	16.67
1987	17.36
1988	11.16
1989	15.07
1990	8.77
1991	8.19
1992	3.35
1993	8.51
1994	5.63
1995	7.58
1996	9.17
1997	7.73
1998	9.60
1999	7.82
2000	7.49
2001	8.25
2002	8.99
2003	12.04
2004	12.83
2005	13.80
2006	9.00
2007	17.98
2008	23.25
2009	17.77
2010	12.69
2011	20.10
2012	17.49
2013	12.30
2014	12.53
2015	12.00
2016	16.44
2017	11.53
2018	9.32
2019	10.24
2020	11.87

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports